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Toxic golf balls? Sporting good illustrates need for prompt action by EPA to address persistent chemical threats

Advocates uncover likely use of toxic, environmentally harmful chemical in golf balls; call on EPA to follow Congressional directive to promptly address chemicals that build up in people and the environment

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Environmental Health Strategy Center, EPA, Liz Hitchcock, PBTs, TSCA, Healthy Building Network, Patrick MacRoy, golf, Pentachlorothiophenol (PCTP), Rubber Manufacturers Association

HBCD will threaten health and environment for decades unless EPA acts

Toxic flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) has been used in foam building insulation for years. A new estimate finds about 99 million pounds of it have been used in the U.S. It’s time for EPA to decide whether HBCD poses an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Environmental Health Strategy Center, Environmental Protection Agency, flame retardant, Healthy Building Network, HBCD

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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

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