Part III -- Stemming the Tide of Toxic Chemicals: A Guide to Action
As I've noted previously , our bedrock law for the regulation of toxic chemicals -- the Toxics Substance Control Act -- is all but dead. In fact, the law is...
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Part II: Stemming the Tide of Toxic Chemicals -- Why Now?
As I wrote earlier this week , our national system for regulating toxic chemicals is broken and desperately in need of repair. Luckily, five key developments...
Part I: Stemming the Tide of Toxic Chemicals
Put simply, the U.S. system for regulating toxic chemicals is a failure. Chemical companies are not required to test the toxicity of their products. They are...
Reducing Global Mercury 21st Century Style
This month will distinguish itself as a period of heavy international focus for NRDC's Health program. In my previous blog , I described my travel for our...
Going Right: A Global Mercury Treaty Defies the Odds
In my line of work it always seems like there are 99 ways for things to go wrong and only one way for them to go right. This week, however, defying all odds,...
Textiles in China: Looking Differently at the Blue Jeans Resting in Your Closet
I've just finished four intensive days of work on our textile project in China. Most people haven’t thought much about the environmental impact of the fashion...