CSIA

House Subcommittee Moves Ahead With Chemical Safety Reform
January 8, 2014
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held their fourth hearing on the federal Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA), the long-awaited reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).  During a nearly three-hour hearing, representatives from chemical companies, environmental groups, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...
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New Chemical Safety Law Moving Forward, Needs Compromise
August 14, 2013
The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing earlier this month titled “Strengthening Public Health Protections by Addressing Toxic Chemical Threats,” with witnesses presenting testimony for and against the Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA).  The bulk of the hearing was taken up by concerns about preemption of state law, as...
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Nine State Attorneys General Opposed to Chemical Safety Improvement Act
August 1, 2013
California Attorney General Kamala Harris and Attorneys General from eight other states sent a letter to Congress earlier this week to voice their opposition to the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA), or S.1009, in its current form.  The CSIA was proposed last month as an amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Attorneys General wrote to...
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