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The Chemical Industry Delay Game
How the Chemical Industry Ducks Regulation of the Most Toxic Substances
Report

For decades, the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to protect the public from health risks of hazardous chemicals have been hindered by chemical companies and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the main law used to regulate chemicals in the United States.

Federal Chemical Protections in Need of Major Overhaul, NRDC's Beinecke says
Testimony

Congress is long overdue to update the federal law that protects Americans from exposure to toxic chemicals in consumer products, Natural Resources Defense Council President Frances Beinecke told a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee panel, February 3, 2011. Congress should act now to prevent cancers, infertility, and learning disabilities. Get document in pdf.

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