Environment

Illinois First State to Ban Microbeads, Due in Part to TCG Grant
July 7, 2014
Illinois has become the first state to ban microbeads in consumer products, reported the Chicago Tribune last month.   On June 8, Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation to ban the manufacture and sale of personal care products containing synthetic plastic microbeads.  This was due to the tireless efforts of environmental organizations such as the Alliance for the...
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The Chanler Group Funds a Cleaner Environment
March 4, 2014
The Chanler Group has awarded $25,000 to Center for Creative Land Recycling, Alliance for the Great Lakes and Sea Research Foundation.  These organizations will use the funds to clean up the environment, educate consumers and build research and development facilities as further described below. “We all have the same goal: a cleaner environment,” said Josh...
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The Chanler Group’s Grants Promote a Cleaner Environment
March 4, 2014
The Chanler Group, an environmental law firm based in Berkeley, CA, announced today the outcome of its 2014 grant program, awarding $25,000 to the Center for Creative Land Recycling, Alliance for the Great Lakes and Sea Research Foundation.  These organizations will use the grants to clean up the environment, educate consumers and build research and development facilities...
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Instrument Uses Human Lung Cells to Measure Health Hazards in the Air
November 5, 2013
Researchers at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill have developed a new device to measure air pollutants that uses human lung cells, NPR reported earlier this year. It begins in a greenhouse, where researchers mix up their own dirty air.  Then it’s fed into a laboratory directly below, into a machine containing human lung cells.  If the air is toxic...
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Safer Consumer Products Regulation Adopted
September 17, 2013
The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has adopted the Safer Consumer Products regulation.  Effective October 1, 2013, manufacturers will be required to seek safer chemical alternatives to potentially hazardous ingredients historically used in common consumer products. In the coming months, the DTSC will prepare and publish a list of Candidate...
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