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Fundamental Differences Emerge As Congress Prepares to Introduce New Legislation

This week the chemical industry is meeting in Baltimore for their annual GlobalChem Conference. Top on their agenda is how best to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our federal law for overseeing chemical safety. This is welcome news because TSCA is failing to protect public health and the environment from toxic chemicals. Under […]

Diferencias Fundamentales Surgen A Medida que el Congreso se Prepara a Introducir Legislación Nueva

Bisphenol A (BPA) continues to make headlines as researchers discover yet more health risks, the plastics industry gears up to fight regulations, consumers try to avoid it, more states pass resolutions banning it, and federal agencies struggle to do the right thing. First, the bad news . . . What is BPA? BPA is a […]

There is evidence that industrial pollutants are contributing to America's obesity epidemic. While personal responsibility is important, we need to address other underlying issues that contribute to the problem.

Peter Syrett, AIA, LEED® AP BD+C Associate Principal Senior Project Designer Perkins+Will architects “Regulation is bad for business” — it is an all too common refrain in the business world today. This old argument is now being used by industry to lobby against efforts to require more transparency about chemicals in the proposed reform of […]

  On March 4, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held hearings on persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs). As you may know, PBTs include many of the most dangerous substances on the planet, including dioxin, mercury, lead, and cadmium. The hearing was notable because it demonstrated that members of Congress — both Democrats and […]

By Nena Baker, author of The Body Toxic Persistence is a great trait if you’re job hunting, learning to play the piano or potty training your child. But when it comes to toxic chemicals, persistence is a characteristic that spells trouble for people, animals and the environment. Congress, as it sets about updating and reforming […]

 Once again we’re putting Molly Gray and baby Pax front and center. Last month they flew to Washington D.C. to testify before Congress. This time, they star in a full page ad in Roll Call, the daily newspaper read by members of Congress and their staffs. Our goal is to put a human face on […]

Score one for children’s health and the environment today as the EPA announced a voluntary phase-out of the toxic flame retardant deca (BDE) by the only two U.S. deca manufacturers and the largest U.S. importer. While the voluntary agreement is important, enforceable bans on the chemical still must move forward in state legislatures and Congress […]