Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Industry Groups Say Safe Chemical Act Does Not Include Republican Input

›
On Monday the Environmental Defense Fund issued a summary of the main provisions of the Safe Chemicals Act and how they "fulfill eve...
2 comments:
Monday, August 20, 2012

New Safe Chemicals Act "fulfills every detail" of Industry's principles for moderning TSCA

›
Dr. Richard Denison, Senior Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), has "developed a detailed 8-page table that shows, s...
Friday, August 17, 2012

EPA Announces Availability of Risk Assessment Plans for 2012 Work Plan Chemicals

›
This morning the EPA published Peer Review Plans for the risk assessments on the seven chemicals previously identified as 2012 work plan ...
1 comment:
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

ECHA Publishes Practical Guide for Reporting Toxicity Data for REACH

›
ECHA has announced that it has made available a new "practical guide" to assist REACH registrants in "How to prepare toxico...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Japan Identifies 18 Chemicals for Closer Look after Priority Risk Assessments

›
After an extensive review of 86 chemicals, including detailed environmental and human health risk assessments, the Japanese government has...
Thursday, August 9, 2012

EU to Update Stockholm Convention POPs Chemical Plan

›
The European Commission (EC) has announced that it is reevaluating and updating the implementing plan for the Stockholm Convention on Pers...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

ECHA to make more data on chemicals available

›
According to an ECHA news release: "Beginning in November, ECHA will make more information from registration dossiers available on...
Monday, August 6, 2012

Senator Lautenberg Calls for Senate Vote on Safe Chemicals Act

›
Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) is calling for a vote in the full Senate on his Safe Chemicals Act. Originally introduced April 14, 2011, ...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

EPA Issues Analysis of Alternatives for Bisphenol A (BPA) Uses

›
The USEPA has issued a draft analysis of alternative chemicals that can be used instead of Bisphenol A (BPA) in thermal paper. According t...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

EPA Identifies Substitutes for Toxic Flame Retardant Chemical

›
The USEPA has released a draft report on alternatives to the "toxic flame retardant chemical known as decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBD...
Friday, July 27, 2012

Andrew A. Rosenberg to Lead New Center for Science and Democracy

›
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) has announced that  Andrew Rosenberg is joining the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) to serve ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Senate Passes Safe Chemicals Act out of Committee

›
The Senate committee charged with reforming the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has voted to send the bill proposed by Senator F...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Senate Moves TSCA Bill to Vote After Contentious Hearing

›
[Update: The Safe Chemicals Act has been approved by vote of the Committee on July 25, 2012] As noted yesterday, the Senate held a heari...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

TODAY - Senate Hearing on Exposures to Toxic Chemicals

›
There will be a Senate hearing today, Tuesday, July 24, 2012 to hear witnesses on the topic " Oversight on EPA Authorities to Control...