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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Witnesses Announced for Today's House Hearing on TSCA Chemical Reform
The House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection has announced it will hold a hearing on “TSCA And Persistent, Bioaccumulative, And Toxic Chemicals: Examining Domestic And International Actions.”
The hearing is scheduled for today, Thursday March 4th.
Invited Witnesses:
James Jones, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency
John Thompson, Division Director, Office of Environmental Policy, Bureau of Oceans, Environment, and Science, Department of State
Ted Sturdevant, Director, Department of Ecology, State of Washington
Linda Greer, Director, Health and Environment Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Christina Cowan-Ellsberry, CE2 Consulting, Former Principal Scientist, Environmental Sciences Department, Procter & Gamble
William J. Adams, Chairman, North American Metals Council
A briefing memo introduces the goals of the hearing.
I'll have a report after the hearing. Expect the bill in the next few weeks.
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