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Trade Group on EPA Chemical Regs: ‘If Everything is a Priority, Then Nothing is a Priority’

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/11/2009

As the U.S. House of Representatives considers how far the EPA should go in regulating chemicals used in everyday products, trade groups are cautioning against over-regulation.The Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection took comments on the EPA’s proposed overhaul the 1976 T ...

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EPA Orders Pesticides Tested for Hormone Effects

Posted by Environmental Leader on 02/11/2009

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the first test for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by human and animal endocrine systems, which regu ...

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EPA Testing Environmentally Friendly Parking Lot Concepts

Posted by Environmental Leader on 28/10/2009

In an effort to help reduce pollution runoff from paved parking lots, the Environmental Protection Agency is testing a variety of permeable paving materials at its Edison, N.J., facility.If successful, EPA hopes to show businesses how they can install parking lots that not only reduce runoff, but ...

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Hazardous Chemical Evaluation Evolves at HP, S.C. Johnson, Nike

Posted by Environmental Leader on 19/10/2009

Leading manufacturers are moving beyond simply ensuring that specific hazardous chemicals are absent from their products. Instead, they are going into risk prevention mode, identify all chemicals in their products and determining whether those chemicals are safe.For example, S.C. Johnson is using ...

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Apple, Sony Ericsson Lead in Removing Harmful Chemicals from Electronics

Posted by Environmental Leader on 07/10/2009

Apple and Sony Ericsson are among the leaders in the electronics industry to move away from using chemicals that can lead to health and environmental problems, according to a new report released by ChemSec and Clean Production Action, two nonprofit organizations.The report, Greening Consumer Elec ...

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