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Big thanks to our coalition partners Healthy Child, Healthy World for organizing a Twitter party designed to help our movement get informed and mobilized for real reform! Here’s more detailed information on the Tweet-up from the Healthy Child, Healthy World web site. . . Parents should not have to be toxicologists to have a safe home. […]
Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Campaign Director It’s been a week since Senator Frank Lautenberg introduced the groundbreaking Safe Chemicals Act of 2010. Now that we’ve had more time to look over the Senate bill and the discussion draft released by the House of Representatives on the same day, we are still pleased. We support most aspects […]
Today Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, an ambitious bill aimed at revamping the 34-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976. This is not the first time Congress has attempted to fix our nation’s flawed system for regulating toxic chemicals, but it is the first time that both chemical industry […]
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Coalition of 11 Million Supports Bill, But Seeks Improvements Before Enactment
Press Teleconference with Nation’s Leading Experts Offering Immediate Analysis, Thurs, April 15, 12:30pm EST (9:30am pst)
Tomorrow, Congress is expected to introduce a new law to update our nation’s outdated toxic chemical policy. Do you have the context you need to decide if they have done enough? Below you can find fact sheets and blogs describing the current law, the Toxic Substances Act of 1976, and why it needs to be updated. […]
From Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Campaign Director This week and last, our coalition partners pulled together to send thousands of letters to Congress, in anticipation of expected Congressional action to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA). I continue to be inspired by how fired up people are on our issue, and the diversity […]
Communities of color most at risk for health effects linked to chemical exposure
Las comunidades de color más a riesgo de los efectos a la salud relacionados a la exposición a los productos químicos
Our campaign created a bit of a ‘flap’ in Baltimore today by bringing an unexpected guest to the chemical industry’s annual GlobalChem conference. Our giant rubber duck and its non-feathered friends attracted reporters and focused public attention on the fact that there are stark differences between how health advocates define TSCA reform, and how the […]
