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Broad coalition lays out “best of both” vision for TSCA reform

Today, more than 125 organizations sent a letter to House and Senate committee leaders spelling out in detail how the “best of both” TSCA bills emerging from the House and Senate could be combined. The groups said they would support a final bill that reflected the recommendations in the letter.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: asbestos, coalition, Congress, EPA, PBTs, Senate, testing, Toxic Substances Control Act, TSCA reform, rollbacks, Risk Management, House, endorsement, mandatory schedule, public right to know, state authority, resources

Senate considers TSCA reform

Progress, not breakthrough, in Senate reform fight; Most important work lies ahead

Last night Senators Merkley (D-OR), Whitehouse (D-RI), and Booker (D-NJ) announced they were joining Senators Udall and Vitter in a new version of the controversial Senate chemical reform bill.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: action, cancer, chemical policy, chemicals, Congress, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, Merkley, phthalates, policy, preemption, products, retailers, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, Shimkus, states, toxic, Udall, Vitter, vote, bill, Booker, Discussion Draft, loopholes, Frank Pallone, persistent bio-accumulative toxins, rollbacks, Tonko, safety reviews, Senate reform, Whitehouse, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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