This President’s Day, tell President Obama: Stop cancer-causing chemicals
Every minute at least one American will die from cancer this year. Last May, the Presidential Cancer Panel presented President Obama with its annual report which confirmed that toxic chemicals are a...
View ArticleSave SpongeBob Squarepants from the poison plastic!
Are there toxic chemicals in your child’s raincoat? New testing coordinated by CHEJ found elevated levels of phthalates in a SpongeBob Squarepants vinyl rain poncho, at levels nearly seven times above...
View ArticleUntested chemicals are everywhere, thanks to a 39-year-old US law. Will the...
Many chemicals that are restricted or banned in Europe remain in use – and in some cases, untested – in the US, thanks to federal regulations that haven’t been updated since 1976. A new bill to...
View ArticleStaying Safe (Probably): Risk, Hazard and Chemical Regulation
‘Risk’ and ‘hazard.’ These two words are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings in the context of chemical safety assessment. When we say a particular chemical is ‘hazardous,’ we...
View ArticlePutting the ‘Teeth’ into TSCA: A Tale of Two Bills
TSCA, the Toxic Substances Control Act, is meant to do as its name suggests – control the introduction of potentially toxic chemicals into personal care products and the environment. The law,...
View ArticleChemical Industry Gets Free Pass in Vitter-Udall Bill: NYU Study Links Toxic...
Contact: Kathy Curtis, Clean and Healthy New York and the Workgroup for Public Policy Reform, (518) 708-3922, kathy@cleanhealthyny.org (New York, NY) A new bill that claims to update how chemicals are...
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