As received yesterday from Oregon Environmental Council, I encourage you to sign on...
Right now, our nation has the best opportunity in decades to ensure that you and your family are not exposed to toxic chemicals. We have a real, fighting chance to make sure that everyday products are not harming our health.
When our federal lawmakers pass the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, we must get it right.
Your congressional representatives need to hear that Oregon voters care about this issue, we are following it closely, and we want to see common-sense protections included.
Sign our petition today to demand a strong Safe Chemicals Act.
Let your congressional representatives know that we won't settle for less than a law that makes sure chemicals are safe before they reach the shelves, that the most dangerous chemicals are phased out fast, and that safer alternatives replace cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals.
Thanks for your support.
1 comment:
The potential for TSCA reform is quite exciting, but it should be done in a way that doesn’t sacrifice millions of animals (for toxicity testing) in the name of better protection for human health and the environment. The revised bill needs to mandate and create market incentives to use nonanimal methods and tests.
I agree that we should use the latest science to assess chemicals. Instead of poisoning animals and attempting to apply that data to humans — which hasn’t worked out so far — we need to make sure a reformed TSCA relies on modern human cell and computer-based methods that provide more accurate data on how a chemical acts on cells and what the impact on human health may be.
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