About: [The Project] [The ApocaDocs] [Equal Share]

The Six Scenarios: [Species Collapse] [Infectious Disease] [Climate Chaos] [Resource Depletion] [Biology Breach] [Recovery]

Explore:

Play: It's weekly, funny, and free!

---

SEARCH More than 6,000 stories! A great gift for crisis deniers! Humoring the Horror of the Converging Emergencies 94 color pages $24.99 now $15! Or read FREE online! Twitter Ping this story in social media: del.icio.us Digg Newsvine NowPublic Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon

Posted Wed Sep 14 2011: from Chemical & Engineering News: Chemicals Of Concern http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1315959791 The White House is under pressure from two democratic senators to release a list of chemicals the Environmental Protection Agency says could endanger human health or the environment. This so-called chemicals of concern list would include eight phthalates, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and bisphenol A. The chemical industry has attempted to block release of EPA's proposed list over the past year. Congress granted EPA the authority to create such a list in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which was signed into law in 1976. But EPA hasn't attempted to use this authority until now. [Read more stories about: corporate malfeasance, contamination, endocrine disruptor, health impacts, phthalates, toxic buildup] This item will appear in our PANIQuiz! New!: No reader quips yet -- be the first! Got a PaniQuip? Your Quip (limit 140 characters, no links, just wit): First name: The text shown in the Web image to the right: We reserve the right to reuse, remove, or refuse any entry.

'Doc Jim says: If it endangers human health it endangers the environment -- and vice versa! NEXT> More stories: Coal Industry Backs Boehner Four oil and gas companies responsible for 350 spills named "outstanding operators" by regulators (Chemicals Of Concern) Al Gore is back High Levels of Carcinogens in Dry-Cleaning, Study Shows Want to explore more? Try the PaniCloud!

Copyright 2010 The Apocadocs.com