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Breast cancer study: Cut exposure to 17 high priority chemicals

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 12, 2014 Washington, DC – A new peer reviewed study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has identified 17 high-priority chemicals women should avoid in order to reduce such risk and demonstrates how their presence can be detected. The study was authored by scientists at the Silent Spring Institute. The study comes […]

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: Chemicals in Commerce Act, CICA, EPA, Real Reform, Tony Iallonardo, House of Representatives, Environmental Health Perspectives

Opposition for Chemicals in Commerce Act grows

Just last week, the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced a discussion draft called the Chemicals in Commerce Act, in an attempt to “reform” the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). After an initial analysis of the bill from our policy experts, it became clear that the bill does more to create rollbacks favored by […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: action, cancer, chemicals, CICA, Draft, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, Law, legislation, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, Shimkus, toxic, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

What are they thinking?

Making sense of the new House legislation Last Thursday, Representative Shimkus, Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, unveiled new draft legislation called the Chemicals in Commerce Act. A more detailed analysis of the bill can be found here. The purpose of this blog, however, is to explore what […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: action, cancer, chemicals, CICA, Draft, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, laws, legislation, phthalates, policy, products, retailers, Shimkus, toxic, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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