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    • EDF Health

    Chemical Concerns – Insights on Air Pollution, Public Health, and Chemical Safety

    Getting engaged … in shaping implementation of the new TSCA

    Posted: in Health policy, TSCA reform

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    Richard Denison, Ph.D., is a Lead Senior Scientist.

    When President Obama signed the Lautenberg Act into law in June, it marked the beginning of a new phase in the long battle to improve chemical safety. Much of the success or failure of the new law now hinges on how well it is implemented. There are both a critical need and numerous opportunities for those who have a stake in improving our chemical safety system to engage in shaping how the law will be implemented.

    To that end, EDF has developed an Engagement Guide that provides an overview of some of the key provisions in the Lautenberg Act and associated opportunities for stakeholder engagement, including:

    • Safety Standard and Vulnerable Subpopulations
    • Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals
    • Prioritizing Chemicals in Use
    • Risk Evaluations of Existing Chemicals Deemed High-Priority
    • First Chemicals to be Reviewed
    • Restrictions on Chemicals that Present an Unreasonable Risk
    • New Chemicals Entering the Market
    • Transparency and Information Access
    • Legal Recourses
    • Preemption of State Authority

    I hope you find it useful!

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