Newest Public Comments on Chemical Policy
2017 Comments from Academics, Scientists and Clinicians on the Budget for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
2017 Comments from Academics, Scientists and Clinicians on the San Francisco Proposed Ordinance on Flame Retardant Chemicals in Upholstered Furniture and Juvenile Products
Comments submitted - October 9, 2017
Testimony given at City & County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee by Drs. Veena Singla and Marya Zlatnik - October 11, 2017
Legislative Briefing
What the Science Says: How EPA Matters to Children's Health
April 5, 2017
The briefing explored the latest science on how environmental protections (air, water, chemicals) affect children’s health; reviewed current policy proposals related to the EPA and what they mean for scientific research and children’s future health and development; and examined the benefits and costs of EPA regulations and programs that have been targeted for removal.
- Download the presentation slides here.
- Read the Experts List, Press Release, and Media Advisory.
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What the Science Says: EPA and Children's Health
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What the Science Says: EPA and Toxic Chemicals
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What the Science Says: EPA and the Economy
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Featured Articles & Publications
- "Draft Report to Congress on the Benefits and Costs of Federal Regulations and Agency Compliance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act" from Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 2016
- "Practitioner Insights: The Peril and Imperative of TSCA Reform" from The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., February 1, 2017
- "Project TENDR: Targeting Environmental Neuro-Developmental Risks. The TENDR Consensus Statement" from Environmental Health Perspectives, July 2016, http://projecttendr.com/
- "The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act from 1990 to 2020" from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation, March 2011
- "The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1970 to 1990" from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, October 1997
- "The Trump Administration and the Environment -- Heed the Science" from The New England Journal of Medicine, March 23, 2017
- "Using 21st Century Science to Improve Risk-Related Evaluations" from The National Academies Press, 2017