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There’s More than Just Climate: People Need Protection Against Air Toxics, Too

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By Seth Johnson — November 13 at 10:39 a.m. Seth Johnson is a Senior Associate Attorney with Earthjustice and a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. Climate change is the environmental issue of the day and it, deservedly, is the focus of great attention. But many domestic air pollution issues remain, and … [Read more...] about There’s More than Just Climate: People Need Protection Against Air Toxics, Too

Toxics & Trade: How TTIP Could Affect TSCA Reform

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By Meg Holden -- Sept. 11, 2013 at 7:20am Members of Congress have recently renewed efforts to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). In April 2013, Senator David Vitter and the late Senator Frank Lautenberg introduced the Chemical Safety Improvement Act; in late July, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on the bill. However, the US … [Read more...] about Toxics & Trade: How TTIP Could Affect TSCA Reform