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New report finds toxic chemicals in children’s furniture

You know those sweet moments when your children, or in my case nieces, are curled up reading a book? Or even better when they read out loud to you with their sweet little voices? It’s moments like those that I continue to fight to protect children’s health from toxic chemicals. Our partners at the Center […]

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EPA Proposal to Expand List of Chemicals of Concern Applauded

This represents only a small step toward ensuring chemical safety. The necessary review and prioritization of tens of thousands of existing chemicals for safety assessments and risk management can only be achieved through fundamental reform of TSCA.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, persistent, safer alternatives, TSCA, TSCA reform, Senators Frank Lautenberg, Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, EPA Proposal to Expand List of Chemicals of Concern Applauded, Shows Need for Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, list of chemicals of concern, protect public health and the environment, bioaccumulative, toxic PBTs, 10 chemicals or classes of chemicals, reduce exposures of children, tens of thousands of existing chemicals, The Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families coalition

Many voices, one message to Congress

From Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Campaign Director This week and last, our coalition partners pulled together to send thousands of letters to Congress, in anticipation of expected Congressional action to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA). I continue to be inspired by how fired up people are on our issue, and the diversity […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: asbestos, BPA, Congress, formaldehyde, PBTs, persistent, Real Reform, common sense limits on toxic chemicals, "worst of the worst" chemicals, safety information on chemicals, the effects of toxic chemicals, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals, What is environmental justice?, Congressional action

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