Blog

These hazardous substances are not regulated under current federal chemicals policy -- the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act. However, the pending “Safe Chemicals Act of 2011” would overhaul this law and ensure that these toxic chemicals were phased out and replaced with safe alternatives.

New Economic Analysis Shows Federal Chemical Policy Reform Would Promote Innovation and Jobs

With the Safe Chemicals Act just introduced in Congress, we thought it would be a good time to host a Twitter party on the topic of toxic chemicals! What’s a Twitter party, you ask? It’s basically a fast-paced, lively chat forum for educating and sharing ideas – all in 140 characters or less! At our […]

By Andy Igrejas, National Campaign Director, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a good day to reflect on the role moms are playing in the movement for safety and health, and also an opportunity to appreciate a particular mom out there, the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, with a lot of […]

A long-awaited and full-throated endorsement of comprehensive reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) from the venerable American Academy of Pediatricians (AAP) was published online yesterday in the journal Pediatrics.

The Academy is a welcome addition to the debate over federal reform. It both adds urgency to the cause of reform and reminds that the details of reform matter.

Originally published by the Huffington Post. By Andy Igrejas, National Campaign Director for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families, a coalition of nearly 300 environmental health groups working to overhaul our failed federal chemicals policy. A fight that has been raging in state legislatures, corporate boardrooms, scientific journals and a shopping aisle near you for a decade […]

Today Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) broke new ground by announcing the introduction of the “Safe Chemicals Act of 2011” by video posted on YouTube. Lautenberg’s video announcement opens with a series of compelling stories from people who have testified before his committee about the need to reform the nation’s chemical laws. Among those featured are:

Signaling their clear intention to protect families from toxic chemicals linked to serious health problems, Senators Frank Lautenberg, Barbara Boxer, Amy Klobuchar, Charles Schumer and others today introduced legislation to upgrade America's outdated system for managing chemical safety.

PVC in your baby’s bath toys? That’s personal. BPA in the canned food you serve your family? That’s personal. Formaldehyde in your dress shirts? That’s personal. What better way to deal with a personal issue like your family’s health than to write a personal letter to your member of Congress asking them to support toxic […]