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Dr. Kimberly Wise White, the Vice President for Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at the American Chemistry Council, ...
The weak point for the regulatory agency was the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976—the law that ostensibly regulates household and industrial compounds (chemicals in the stuff under the sink ...
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted on October 11, 1976 to regulate certain chemical substances and mixtures being used in interstate commerce. 15 U.S.C. § 2601, ...
To manage these chemicals, a law called the Toxic Substances Control Act was put in place 37 years ago. TSCA was designed to regulate chemicals used commercially, and it has helped reduce use of some ...
On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act into law. The Act is the first significant change to the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act in 40 years and amends the ...
The bill, an update of the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act, allows the EPA to gather more information about a chemical before it can be used in the United States, while limiting how and ...
On this day in 1976, Congress approved the Toxic Substances Control Act, a law aimed at regulating the introduction of both new and existing chemicals. The House endorsed the legislation by a vote ...
On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act” into law, making comprehensive changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
The U.S. Senate passed the long-pending bill (S. 697) to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act, which will bolster the government’s power to regulate a wide variety of chemicals.
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing on the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, a bill introduced by Sens. David Vitter (R-La ...
Toxic Substances Control Act. EPA Begins a Review Process That Could Bring an End to Toxic, Flammable Vinyl Chloride Environmentalists were heartened by the agency’s move after the chemical ...