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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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Comparing the Senate and House Bills: Less is More

A striking difference between the Senate and House bills is their length. But does a “comprehensive” bill necessarily mean a better chemical safety program?

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: chemical policy, deadlines, EPA, litigation, TSCA, TSCA reform, bill, H.R.2576, S.697, CBI, less is more, comprehensive, rulemaking, transparency, unnecessary requirements, Science Advisory Board, science policy framework, overkill, risk evaluations, stakeholders, peer review, feedback, bill language, safety assessments, prioritization process, priority setting, overcomplicate, prioritization framework, TSCA inventory, paperwork, Chemical Data Reporting program

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