Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Lautenberg to push TSCA reform bill

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The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that Senator Frank Lautenberg will try once again try to reform the nearly four decade old Toxic Su...
Friday, February 15, 2013

Senator Lautenberg will not seek reelection

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As I've previously indicated would be likely, Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey has decided not to seek reelection in 2014. Lauten...
Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Lautenberg Steps Down as Chair of Toxic Chemicals Subcommittee

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Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey, long a champion of efforts to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), will no longer chair...
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

EU Commission Publishes REACH Review

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The EU Commission has fulfilled its obligation to review the REACH program. It published its REACH review on February 5, 2013. The 15-page d...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

26 States to Consider Toxic Chemicals Legislation in 2013

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As TSCA reform enters another year without any resolution, at least 26 states are considering action to enhance protection of public healt...
Friday, January 4, 2013

EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessments Under Existing Chemicals Work Plan

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From the USEPA Press Release: "EPA today released for public comment draft risk assessments, for particular uses, on five chemical...
Wednesday, January 2, 2013

EDF Questions Independence of TERA Kids Chemical Safety Site

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Recently, the Toxicology Excellence in Risk Assessment (TERA) non-profit group teamed up with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and oth...
Friday, December 28, 2012

Lisa Jackson Resigns as EPA Administrator

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As comes as no surprise to anyone, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has announced that she will resign her post. While not giving an exact dat...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

EPA and NSF Offer Grants for Green Chemistry, Life Cycle Research

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The USEPA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on December 20, 2012 that they would offer grants for up to ten different rese...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

ECHA Lists 54 Substances of Very High Concern

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) plans to add another set of substances of very high concern (SVHC) to the candidate list under the...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

ECHA Cancels REACH Registrations Because Companies Misrepresented Themselves

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki, Finland has revoked "a number of" REACH registrations because the registrants ...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Book Review – Am I Making Myself Clear? A Scientist’s Guide to Talking to the Public by Cornelia Dean

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A much needed book for scientific and non-scientific communities alike. Written by science writer (and former New York Times editor) Co...
Monday, October 1, 2012

FutureTox: Building the Road for 21st Century Toxicology and Risk Assessment Practices

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FutureTox: Building the Road for 21st Century Toxicology and Risk Assessment Practices—October 18–19, 2012 In just a few weeks, scientis...
Friday, September 21, 2012

EOA Posts List of Safer Chemical Ingredients

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From the USEPA: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today posted a List of Safer Chemical Ingredients that contains chemica...