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EPA ordered to act on lead to protect children’s health

Last week, thanks to our coalition partners WE ACT for Environmental Justice, Sierra Club, and Earthjustice, and others, a federal court ordered the U.S. EPA to update standards for lead in paint and dust to protect children’s health. The agency must propose the revised standards in 90 days, and finalize them a year after that, despite EPA’s arguments for a further delay.

Filed Under: Lead, Policy & Regulation Tagged With: EPA, exposure, lead, policy, TSCA

Senate TSCA vote postponed

As you may have seen, the Senate did not vote on TSCA reform yesterday after all. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky objected to the procedure for a quick vote (known as “unanimous consent”). Because the Senate is in recess through next week, the maneuver delays a vote until at least the week of June 6. […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: bill, Congress, policy, safer chemicals, toxic chemicals, Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA reform

Phthalates: can exposure be avoided during pregnancy? (with Gifs)

Luckily, there are steps that pregnant women can take to avoid consuming more of these toxics than necessary.

Filed Under: Health Science Tagged With: action, bill, cancer, CDC, chemicals, endocrine disruptors, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, minimize exposure, new, phase out phthalates, phthalate metabolites, phthalates, Phthalates: can exposure be avoided during pregnancy?, plasticizers, policy, pregnancy, pregnant women are the most vulnerable groups for phthalates, products, released into food or liquids or air, retailers, safer, saferchemicals, state, store, tips, toxic, toxic chemicals, unborn babies

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