CU letter to the EPA regarding arsenic in rice
September 20, 2012 Lisa P. Jackson Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20004 Dear Administrator Jackson: Consumers Union, the public policy...
View ArticleConsumers Union calls on EPA to ban arsenic-containing pesticides
Thursday, January 24, 2013 Consumers Union calls on EPA to ban arsenic-containing pesticides Congress-directed review could delay needed action for years; Public still waiting for guidance on arsenic...
View ArticleWho can we count on to keep our products safe?
The Washington Post recently published some White House insider speculation about potential new Chairman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Nancy Nord has been Acting Chairman for the past X...
View ArticleToo many chemicals, not enough sunshine
Fighting to keep toxic substances out of our products and environment one at a time isn’t working. We need industry to test chemicals for safety BEFORE these products end up on store shelves and...
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Five Budget Cuts That Could Be Harmful to Your Health
Five Budget Cuts That Could Be Harmful to Your Health Mar 4, 2011 – 11:49 PM Andrew Schneider Senior Public Health Correspondent AOLnews.com Hard-fought-for laws and regulations to save lives and the...
View ArticleNew Mercury Rules Help Lower Pollution, Save Lives
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 New Mercury Rules Help Lower Pollution, Save LivesWASHINGTON, DC – New rules announced today by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that aim to reduce levels of...
View ArticleThe fight over regulations, and why it’s important to you
by Ami Gadhia and Jean Halloran You may have heard a lot recently about Washington D.C. and its ‘regulations’ – probably not much of it good. Politicians and others have been talking about doing away...
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