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TSCA Proponent Lautenberg Passes at 89

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By: TOM BRANNA

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US Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) passed away last month at the age of 89. The cause was viral pneumonia. Sen. Lautenberg played a key role in modernizing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Lautenberg-Vitter “Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013,” introduced in May, would: Require safety evaluations for all chemicals; Protect public health from unsafe chemicals; Prioritize chemicals for review; Screen new chemicals for safety; Secure necessary health and safet...

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