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ewg.org - 11/2/2009
Key stakeholders share ideas about TSCA reform
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The morning session of today’s historic conference exploring routes to federal chemical policy reform made clear that there is now a strong consensus among key stakeholders – industry, the EPA and the White House, the environmental health community – on the need to reform the Toxic ...

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Toxic chemicals and you: In search of 'safe'
Enviroblog — ... The good news is we're doing more than hope at EWG. We're having the tough - but critical - conversations, working with Congress, adding ...

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EcoSalon — ... A reformed TSCA, drafted by Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (NJ) and Representatives Holida Solis (US Secretary of Labor) and Henry Waxman (CA), will be going through Congress this fall. A main component of this draft is the requirement that chemical manufacturers conduct safety testing before a chemical is used in products. The new Act would further require that the safety testing information be made available to the public. ...

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