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H.R.5820 - Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010
To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that the public and the environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)
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- Official: To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that the public and the environment are protected from risks of chemical exposure, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 as introduced.
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Are Stronger Chemical Regulations Really Bad For Business?
In April, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced The Safe Chemicals Act, a bill that if passed would make sweeping changes to the 34-year old Toxic Substance Control Act. While the old law allowed chemicals to enter the market with little or no testing, the new one would force manufacturers to prove a chemical's safety before introducing it to the market.
EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies On House Proposal to Reform Federal Chemicals Law
Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the subcommittee: My name is Kenneth A. Cook. I am the President and Co-Founder of Environmental Working Group (EWG), a nonprofit research and advocacy organization based in Washington, DC, with offices in Ames,
EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies On House Proposal to Reform Federal Chemicals Law
Washington, D.C. –Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook testified today that reform legislation now before Congress “is essential to fixing our broken toxic chemicals policy.” “All of us are united by an inescapable and profoundly
RE: H.R.5820
The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) is deeply concerned with the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (HR 5820) and the impact it will have on ...
NACD Concerned with Toxic Chemicals Safety Act
The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) is deeply concerned with the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (HR 5820) and the impact it will have on ...
RE: H.R.5820
HR 5820 mandates a series of new standards and regulations that would be simply unworkable for chemical distributors and their customers, increasing costs ...
Chemical Reform Charges On!
SAFETY DATA Currently under TSCA: Few data call-ins are issued, even fewer chemicals are required to be tested and no minimum data set is required even for new chemicals. Under the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010: Up-front data call-ins for all
Its Official: Strong TSCA Reform Bill Debuts in the House
...TSCA reform bill introduced on Thursday by Representatives Bobby Rush and Henry Waxman, called the “Toxic Chemicals Safety Act” (H.R.5820) will help fix an outdated and barely functioning law that was intended to protect people from unsafe chemicals
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