Toxic Substance Control Act

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...
Prop 65 / Environment
Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013, Congress, CSIA, Toxic Substance Control Act, TSCA
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Potential for Proposed Fed. Legislation to Preempt Calif. Law Causes Concern
June 13, 2013
California officials have expressed concerns over some provisions of the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA), which was introduced last month in Congress as a series of reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act.  A representative of California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) stated these concerns in a letter to the Office of California...
Prop 65 / Environment
Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013, Proposition 65, Toxic Substance Control Act
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Proposed Bipartisan Legislation Would Protect Against Harmful Chemicals
June 5, 2013
U.S. Senators David Bitter (R-La) and the late Frank R. Lautenberg* (D-NJ) last month proposed new legislation that, if enacted, would modernize the 1976 Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA).  The proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 would ensure that all chemicals registered in the United States and all newly created chemicals are screened for safety to the...
Prop 65 / Environment
Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013, environmental protection agency, Toxic Substance Control Act
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