Federal board concludes current chemical regulations are inadequate

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2002 — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, nearing the end of a lengthy investigation, has conclude

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"… er, sent to OSHA by the Chemical Manufacturers Association (now called the American Chemistry Council), said it also represented the views of the American Petroleum Institute. …"

Plastics industry edited environmental textbook

By Susanne Rust

In 2009, a Calif. school district added new section to a textbook titled 'The Advantages of Plastic Shopping Bags'

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"… Contact the reporter at srust@californiawatch.org. …"

"… cture than paper bags, cost less to transport, and can be reused.”“The American Chemistry Council obviously got engaged to protect their bottom line,” said Sen. Fran Pavl …"

"… to provide advice on writing the new curriculum.A representative from the American Chemistry Council was present at the meeting. So were representatives from oil giant BP, Nat …"

"… giant BP, National Geographic and the California Ocean Science Trust. The American Chemistry Council did not provide any financial backing to the development of the curriculum …"

Federal regulators have failed to act on toxic chemical, report says

By Chris Hamby

Regulators have done little to protect the public from BPA, critics say

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"… na and the European Union have similar restrictions.An industry group, the American Chemistry Council, says BPA has been used safely for decades and there is no evidence that i …"

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Issa releases letters from industry on regulations

By Aaron Mehta

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, has released a massive collection of letters recei

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"… pacts on jobs, the economy and the environment.”Some groups, such as the American Chemistry Council, list the specific job loss that they believe regulations are responsible …"

Global scientists express concern about flame retardants

By Jim Morris

A published statement by 145 scientists from 22 countries expresses new worries about the health effects of flame retardants used in mattres

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"… fairly common chemicals.”The chemical industry’s main trade group, the American Chemistry Council, did not respond to requests for comment.Safer Chemicals Healthy Families …"

Brain cancer trial may influence science on toxic chemical

By Jim Morris

A McCullom Lake, Ill., plant, operated by Rohm and Haas, a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co., is at the root of a potentially groundbreaking la

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"… undt said that the Chemical Manufacturers Association – now known as the American Chemistry Council – paid him and his research team about $600,000 over the three-plus year …"

"… tion — later known as the Chemical Manufacturers Association and now the American Chemistry Council — in the early 1970s, after rodent tests suggested that vinyl chloride c …"

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Senate prepares for new battle over chemical plant security

By Jim Morris

Although he left his stressful job with the Environmental Protection Agency nearly seven years ago, Bob Bostock says there’s one scenario th

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"… meland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, representatives of the American Chemistry Council and the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates argued for the st …"

"… ns for five years.“Our track record is very, very good on this front,” American Chemistry Council President and CEO Cal Dooley, a former Democratic congressman from Califor …"

When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

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"… , a Cleveland-based technology, manufacturing and service company; and the American Chemistry Council. Neither company returned phone calls seeking comment.Location: Casa del M …"

The politics of energy: Coal

By Bill Dawson

WASHINGTON, December 3, 2003 — At the first meeting of President George W. Bush's cabinet in 2001, then-Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill dist

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"… rs ($15,000); and Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, American Airlines, American Chemistry Council, American Petroleum Institute and National Mining Association ($5,000 each …"

Bush's choice of EPA advisers signals tilt toward industry

By Josey Ballenger

February 12, 2001 — The composition of the team that advised George W. Bush on the Environmental Protection Agency during his transition to

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"… ntatives on the EPA advisory team are Jamie Conrad, senior counsel for the American Chemistry Council (formerly the Chemical Manufacturers Association), and Jim Ford, the Ameri …"

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