| | | May 2008
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| | | - Workshop on ‘Strengthening California’s Consumer Protection Laws’ for California’s Green Chemistry Initiative
On Thursday, May 8, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will hold a workshop in El Segundo for the public and other interested stakeholders to discuss how to strengthen California’s consumer protection laws. At the workshop, members of the public and interested stakeholders....more |
| | | - ChAMP Just Doesn't Have the REACH
EPA's chemicals initiative won't do what's needed to protect health, environment
(Washington, DC - May 2, 2008) - A set of mostly voluntary initiatives recently announced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify and manage the risks of thousands of chemicals will provide....more
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| | April 2008
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| | | - Workshop on “Strengthening California’s Consumer Protection Laws” for California’s Green Chemistry Initiative
On Friday, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control will hold a workshop at the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) for the public and other interested stakeholders to discuss how to strengthen California’s consumer protection laws. At the workshop, members of the public and interested stakeholders....more |
| | | - Green Chemistry ‘Conversation with California’ continues in Berkeley to reduce use of toxic chemicals
On Wednesday, April 23, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will hold a public workshop at the department’s regional office in Berkeley on the state’s Green Chemistry Initiative to help establish a recommended blueprint for reducing the use of toxic chemicals and harmful metals. The purpose of the workshop....more |
| | | - ‘Conversation with California’ on Green Chemistry Continues at UC San Diego Public Workshop
On Wednesday, April 16, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will hold a public workshop at UC San Diego on the state’s Green Chemistry Initiative to help establish a recommended blueprint for keeping California in the forefront of protecting health and the environment ....more |
| | January 2008
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| | - Phase One — Options Report
April to December 2007
The California Environmental Protection Agency has released a compilation of policy options that more than 600 participants submitted during Phase One. The Options Report includes the 818 options on ways to reduce the effects of toxic chemicals on people and the environment. Participants in the Conversation with California provided their ideas to develop safer processes and products, foster innovation, create new jobs, and reduce waste. The report is a comprehensive list of these options which will be evaluated further this spring. |
| | | - Cal/EPA Applauds UC Report on Green Chemistry
Linda Adams, California’s Secretary for Environmental Protection issued the following statement on the report, "Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California" issued by the University of California, The Centers for Occupation and Environmental Health: "The University of California’s green chemistry report supports and reinforces the significance of the state’s new environmental protection initiative on green chemistry. The University of California is an important partner in our efforts to establish a first-of-its-kind comprehensive policy for managing toxic chemicals in products....more |
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