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One year ago today, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Sergeant First Class Heath Robinsons Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act. He heralded the law as the...

The Environmental Protection Agency continues to suffer from long-term congressional underfunding, which has starved it of the resources needed to meet its existing and future needs. The agency needs...

President Trump toured a Shell chemical plant in Pennsylvania Tuesday, supposedly to promote his economic agenda. According to reports, he went off script quite a bit – but one thing he definitely...

Will a vote for Brett Kavanaugh for the critical swing seat on the Supreme Court be a vote to keep asbestos legal? Photo courtesy of Alex Brandon via AP Photo

Thanks to President Donald Trump, Americans' confidence in the Environmental Protection Agency has never been lower.

On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law a significant overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, the nation's primary chemical safety law. It was the first update to the law...

Chemical lobbyists are reportedly “satisfied” with and “optimistic” over the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules for implementation of the nation's primary chemical safety law.

While the new version of the Toxic Substance Control Act, or TSCA, that is likely headed to President Obama's desk includes some important improvements, the bill falls short of adequately protecting...

For months we've watched to see if the chemical safety bills moving through Congress would be better than current law. It's a low bar, because the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, or TSCA, is...

The makeup of hydraulic fracturing fluid – the slurry of chemicals, sand and water injected deep underground to free petroleum deposits trapped by bedrock – is a closely guarded secret of the oil and...

In lab testing, one chemical, we'll call it “chemical X,” was linked to decreased fertility and changes in the lungs, spleen, stomach, intestines and vagina; and in some cases even death. What...

Most people think that manufacturers must prove chemicals safe before they put them on the market. They're wrong.

The best car won't run if you don't put gas in it. Even if Congress modestly improves the federal chemical safety law—and there are lots of reasons to think it won't—the changes won't mean much if the...

You might think you can't put a price on protecting public health and the environment. But you'd be wrong — especially if we're talking about the nation's broken and outdated chemicals law, the 1976...

It's the time of year for pretty Easter dresses, and for many kids, the frillier and shinier, the better. Parents, however, should beware of dresses packaged with metal jewelry.

When Jon Whelan first smelled a strange odor coming from his daughter's brand-new pajamas, he wanted to find out what caused it. He had no idea that this seemingly simple question would lead him on a...

We wrote earlier this month about a troubling provision that was slipped at the last minute into the House version of the industry-backed chemical regulation bill that would update the weak 1976 Toxic...

The American Chemistry Council, along with chemical giants Dow, DuPont, BASF, 3M, Honeywell and Koch Industries, spent more than $55 million last year to lobby lawmakers – bringing their four-year...

As the New York Times reported today, federal lawmakers may be about to give Monsanto a multi billion-dollar break. H.R. 2576, The TSCA Modernization Act, is a bill designed to update our nation's...

In the coming months, congressional negotiators will try to reconcile two bills aimed at fixing the nation's broken and outdated chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act. As we've made...