Toxics

This was written by Richard Denison, Ph.D., Lead Senior Scientist at EDF with research assistance by Ryan O’Connell. It originally appeared in EDF Health: By the time the long-awaited reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) passed in June of 2016, nearly all stakeholders had...

Late last night, the nomination of Michael Dourson, toxicologist for hire, to lead EPA’s chemical safety office was withdrawn. This is a major victory in our fight to keep toxic chemicals out of our stuff. Dourson had a track record that made it clear he never...

This was written by Lindsay McCormick, EDF Project Manager, Chemicals and Health.  CBS News focused on the tragic story of Kevin Hartley—a young man who died at the age of 21 while working with a product that contains methylene chloride. Kevin’s story, powerfully relayed by his mother Wendy,...

As parents, we work hard on many fronts to ensure that our children’s health is not compromised. And it’s deeply troubling when a powerful industry threatens the health and safety our families. Especially when industry is permitted to control the regulations meant to curb the problems...

Ever since Scott Pruitt joined EPA, there have been a slew of reversals and delays of various rules already on the books. A birds-eye view of this regulatory shift shows that Pruitt’s EPA is taking a cavalier approach to children’s health, hobbling multiple rules that...