Posts About Policy
Buying "BPA-free" isn't enough to keep us safe
Originally appeared in the New York Times as an Op-Ed on May 9th. Thanks to Dominique for letting us re-blog it here!
Suddenly, there’s a baby boom going on around me. I’m making weekly shopping trips to stock friends’ nurseries, and I’m struck by how many signs on the shelves advertise BPA-free bottles, BPA-free sippy cups. It breaks my heart. Manufacturers might be removing BPA, a chemical used to harden certain plastics, from their products, but they are substituting chemicals that may be just as dangerous, if not more so. Read the rest of this post »
How the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 would fix TSCA
On April 14, 2011, Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011 (S. 847), a comprehensive bill aimed at revamping the decades-old Toxic Substances Control Act.
We're encouraging you to contact your Senators and ask them to cosponsor the bill. EDF Senior Scientist Richard Denison prepared a comparison to show you why. Read the rest of this post »
TSCA Vs. Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010
Comparison by EDF senior scientist Richard Denison
Download a printable version [PDF] or a more detailed analysis [PDF]. Read the rest of this post »