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Saturday, August 7, 2010

New design for The Dake Page

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Okay, I'm working on a new design template for The Dake Page.  See, for example, the link tools below. You can email the article to so...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Chemical Insecurity? USPIRG seems to think so in new report

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The U.S. Public Interest Research Group has been around for a long time, though perhaps doesn't roll off the tongue (or garner as much ...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

EPA test results show eight oil dispersants are all about the same toxicity

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Soon after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded into flames and sunk more than three months ago, a chemical called Corexit 9500A was used to d...
Wednesday, August 4, 2010

EPA Moves Forward with Chemical Action Plans

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Last fall EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and OPPTS chief Steve Owens promised that while Congress debated TSCA reform, the EPA would move fo...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

NGO Reaction to the House Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010

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Last week I gave some initial industry reactions to the formal introduction of the House version of the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act, i.e., t...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Toxic Chemicals Safety Act Hearing TODAY in House (PLUS, A List of Key Changes from Discussion Draft)

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A reminder that today, July 29th beginning at 10 am ET there is a hearing of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection on...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Industry Reaction to the House Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010

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As noted in my posts over the last few days, Representatives Waxman and Rush formally introduced their  Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 ....
Monday, July 26, 2010

House Hearing on TSCA chemical Reform Scheduled

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The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection has scheduled a hearing on the newly introduced TSCA reform bill for this...
Friday, July 23, 2010

House Finally Introduces H.R. 5820, the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010

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Finally. After releasing a "discussion draft" in April to coincide with Frank Lautenberg's Chemical Safety Act introduction i...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

European Trade Group Updates Chemical Authorization Priority List

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The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) last week updated its "Priority List" of chemical substances of very high concern. T...
Tuesday, July 20, 2010

US Agencies Work Together to Develop Chemical Screening Methods

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One of the big questions regarding the new TSCA reform discussions is how exactly will companies meet any data obligations imposed by the ne...
Monday, July 19, 2010

National Research Council releases Climate Stabilization Targets report

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As promised last week, the National Research Council of the US National Academy of Sciences has released a new report where they state that ...
Friday, July 16, 2010

House TSCA bill release delayed until next week

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On Wednesday I noted that the US House of Representatives was expected to release the formal version of their TSCA reform bill this week. B...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

National Research Council to Release New Report on Climate Stabilization Targets Tomorrow!

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On Friday, July 16th, at 2 pm EDT, the National Research Council will release a new report called Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, ...
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The goal of The Dake Page is to communicate science to other scientists, policymakers, the media, and the public. The primary contributor is David J. Kent, an award-winning career scientist with 35 years of scientific experience.
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