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New research shows increased imports of dangerous chemicals groups call on EPA for action to protect Americans from ten highly toxic chemicals

New research shows increased imports of dangerous chemicals. Groups call on EPA for action to protect Americans from ten highly toxic chemicals.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: asbestos, chemical industry, EPA, human health, TSCA, DCM, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), hexabromocyclododecane, 1-bromopropane, carbon tetrachloride, risk evalutations, global shipping, NPB, CTC, HBCD, international trade databases

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New Research Shows Increased Imports Of Dangerous Chemicals

Today, three public health groups asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take action to protect the health of all Americans and the environment from ten highly toxic chemicals that they concluded pose an unreasonable risk to human health and the environment. These are the first ten chemicals to be evaluated under the recently strengthened federal chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: asbestos, Environmental Health Strategy Center, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Liz Hitchcock, Mike Belliveau, Healthy Building Network, risk evaluations, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), hexabromocyclododecane, 1-bromopropane, carbon tetrachloride, Jim Vallette

Chemical romance: EPA Valentine’s Day meeting

This year, a great group of public health advocates and chemical industry lobbyists were thanked for spending our Valentine’s Day talking about chemicals with the EPA staff.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Alaska Community Action on Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Learning Disabilities Association of America, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, trichloroethylene, TSCA reform, Valentine's Day, oregon environmental council, methylene chloride, N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP), hexabromocyclododecane, 1-bromopropane, carbon tetrachloride, perchloroethylene, North Carolina Conservation Network

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