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Let Chemical Industry Write Their Own Toxins Regulation? No Way!

March 11, 2015 by Ecology Center

After 39 years, we’re overdue for an update on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our country’s chemical safety bill. To protect citizen’s health, we need revisions that bolster the EPA’s ability to test chemicals, and recognize state laws that have been filling the regulatory gap. California has been a front-runner in this. Flame retardants … Read more »

Roundup Found in Breast Milk

June 12, 2014 by Ecology Center

A group of moms have gone to the EPA with their concerns that glysophate, the chemical used in the pesticide Roundup, has made its way into breastmilk. The EPA has said it will review whether glysophate use can continue as is, be curbed or halted in 2015. The studies and research on it will be… Read more »

Supreme Court Halts Industry Attack Against EPA

October 22, 2013 by Ecology Center

Last week, we shared a message about the EPA’s new standards for power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act. The Supreme Court also stepped up this month to defend the agency, when it refused to hear challenges to EPA findings that carbon dioxide and other pollutants endanger our health. The move by the Supreme… Read more »

Tell the EPA: Support Strong Standards for Power Plant Emissions

October 15, 2013 by Union.of.Concerned.Scientists

Let’s help government to get it right. This time, they are making good progress- but your message of support for them to stay the course will help that progress become law. This is a message from the Union of Concerned Scientists, urging you to support the EPA in setting new, strong standards under the Clean… Read more »

Remediation Strategies for Urban Soils: An Evening with Steve Calanog, 9/26/13

September 21, 2013 by Ecology Center

The fourth event in our “Soil in the City” workshop series brings an EPA expert with local remediation experience to the Ecology Center. Join us for an enriching evening talk with Steve Calanog, U.S. EPA Federal On-Scene Coordinator, soil expert, and gardener! Steve will address some of the biggest concerns for urban gardeners — the… Read more »