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State AGs express concerns about House-Senate talks

As the House and Senate begin reconciling their respective bills to reach a final deal to send to President Obama, 12 state attorneys general are urging Congress to keep a strong role for state governments to act on dangerous chemicals. There’s a lot at stake, they say in a January 19 letter, because states have historically […]

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: boxer, chemicals, environment, hazards, inhofe, preemption, public health, Shimkus, toxics, TSCA, Udall, Vitter, Frank Pallone, Tonko, Upton

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Macy’s to stop selling furniture with toxic flame retardant chemicals

Just hours before planned events at Macy’s stores in ten states calling attention to the retailer’s sale of some furniture products containing toxic flame retardant chemicals, the retailer announced it would end the practice. Mind the Store campaign advocates hailed it as a victory for consumers’ health and the environment.

Filed Under: Mind the Store Tagged With: Ashley, Macy's, mind the store, toxic chemicals, toxics, chemical flame retardants in furniture, Pier 1 Imports

7 ways states are tackling toxics in 2015

Federal reform of our broken national toxics law may be decades overdue, but our friends at States say at least 28 states will propose policies in the next year to reduce exposures to untested and toxic chemicals in consumer products.

Filed Under: Policy & Regulation Tagged With: action, bisphenol A, cancer, chemicals, environmental, EPA, exposure, families, health, join our effort, keep phthalates out of jewelry, lead, phthalates, policy, products, reduce exposures to untested and toxic chemicals, reform, retailers, Safer States, specific harmful chemicals, toxic, toxic flame retardants, toxics, bill, saferchemicals, safer, new, state, store

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