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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08/09/10
Are Stronger Chemical Regulations ...

In April, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced The Safe Chemicals Act, a bill that if passed would make sweeping changes to the 34-yea...

Source: Mother Jones
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07/28/10
EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies On House ...

Mr. Chairman and distinguished members of the subcommittee: My name is Kenneth A. Cook. I am the President and Co-Founder of Environmenta...

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07/28/10
EWG’s Ken Cook Testifies On House ...

Washington, D.C. –Environmental Working Group (EWG) President Ken Cook testified today that reform legislation now before Congress “is es...

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07/24/10
RE: H.R.5820

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) is deeply concerned with the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (HR 5820) and the impac...

Source: PR-USA.net (press release)
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07/24/10
NACD Concerned with Toxic Chemical...

The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) is deeply concerned with the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (HR 5820) and the impac...

Source: PR-USA.net (press release)
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07/22/10
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...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
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07/22/10
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...

Source: Planet Green
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07/22/10
Its Official: Strong TSCA Reform B...

...TSCA reform bill introduced on Thursday by Representatives Bobby Rush and Henry Waxman, called the “Toxic Chemicals Safety Act” (H.R.5...

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01/03/11
muzafervb - On July 29, a House En...

On July 29, a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee held the first hearing on legislation to overhaul the 34-year-old Toxic Substances C...

Source: muzafervb
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12/30/10
Weeds or Cancer? Long Islanders Wa...

Another email can be sent to our Congressman Steve Israel asking for his support of the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 HR 5820, recen...

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12/30/10
POISON IN YOUR WATER | Cancer-Caus...

Meanwhile, the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act (H.R. 5820), introduced in the House of Representatives this summer, specifically lists hexaval...

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12/26/10
Lindsay Dahl: It's Time to Protect...

The Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 (S 3209/ HR 5820) would take the burden off consumers and would instead require companies to ensure chemic...

Source: YubaNet.com
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12/21/10
Pushing the Agenda - Liberty Ink J...

... Control Act. The EPA said it has no jurisdiction but no problem: Representative Bobby Rush, (D-Ill), who was a Black Panther “ministe...

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12/20/10
Pushing the Agenda « Reclaim the Blue

... Control Act. The EPA said it has no jurisdiction but no problem: Representative Bobby Rush, (D-Ill), who was a Black Panther “ministe...

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12/20/10
Pushing the Agenda | The Constitut...

... Control Act. The EPA said it has no jurisdiction but no problem: Representative Bobby Rush, (D-Ill), who was a Black Panther “ministe...

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12/18/10
Chemicals and children: Senate pan...

Rush (D – IL) and Henry Waxman (D – CA) introduced the toxic chemicals Security Act, HR 5820, a draft law aimed at reforming the federal ...

Source: Health
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12/16/10
New Study Finds Christmas Lights C...

... the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) along with light makers to phase out the light strings that contain lead immediately an...

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12/11/10
occupational health and safety act...

Occupational Health & Safety introduced H.R. 5820, the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010, where necessary to protect public health and t...

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