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CCS Member on The Huffington Post

We are pleased to announce that Rick Haggard, the president of Green Industry Alliance, is featured today on The Huffington Post discussing chemical regulatory reform. We’re proud to count the Green Industry Alliance among our members, and urge you to check out Rick’s post.

Here is an excerpt:

“Over the last three decades, the scientific community has advanced our ability to measure the impact of chemicals on human health and the environment. We have also developed a wide range of increasingly sophisticated, effective and safe chemical-based products used in a range of industries, including high technology, pharmaceutical manufacturing, agriculture, and more.

But federal regulation has stood still. The inadequate federal regulatory system, combined with a patchwork of state regulations, hurts businesses that develop and use chemicals. Innovation is unnecessarily hampered, and businesses must invest in complying with cumbersome, unscientific chemical regulations. Ultimately, these burdens limit businesses’ ability to expand and create new jobs.

Does this mean, then, that chemical regulations should be eased? Not at all. In fact, we could better ensure public health, workplace safety, environmental protection, and business growth by giving the EPA the authority and resources to evaluate and regulate chemicals using current, not decades-old, scientific understanding and technology.”

Click here to read the full post.

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