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March 11, 2009
Posted by Linda Greer in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- chemicals, NAS, nationalacademyofsciences, phthalates, riskassessment, toxic, toxicchemicalreform, toxicchemicalregulation, toxicity
One of the biggest opportunities in the area of toxic chemical regulation and reform is the ceaseless march of our scientific knowledge. In fact, as I previously noted, while government policy toward stemming the tide of toxic chemicals has stagnated,...continued→
March 4, 2009
Posted by Linda Greer in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- bisphenol-a, BPA, chemicalpolicyreform, congress, europeanunion, greenchemistry, kidsafechemicalsact, PBDE, perchlorate, phthalates, REACH, toxic, toxicchemicals, whitehouse
As I wrote earlier this week, our national system for regulating toxic chemicals is broken and desperately in need of repair. Luckily, five key developments have set the stage for the best opportunity to make significant gains on chemical policy...continued→
March 2, 2009
Posted by Linda Greer in Curbing Pollution
, Health and the Environment
, Living Sustainably
, U.S. Law and Policy
- Tags:
- chemicals, EPA, toxic, toxicssubstancecontrolact, TSCA
Put simply, the U.S. system for regulating toxic chemicals is a failure. Chemical companies are not required to test the toxicity of their products. They are immune from reporting critical information to the public. And, most importantly, they are able...continued→