pops_bills_28feb2006-95846d82e9477a0d.pdf

The document examines the legislative hurdles preventing the United States from ratifying the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). It analyzes four proposed bills intended to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), concluding that only the Solis TSCA bill (H.R. 4800) aligns with the treaty's health-based standards and supports state-level environmental protections.

• The Stockholm Convention is an international treaty designed to eliminate or restrict a specific set of dangerous environmental contaminants known as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which are characterized by their ability to travel long distances, persist in the environment, and bioaccumulate in the food chain.
• Although the United States signed the Stockholm Convention in 2001, it has not ratified it because ratification requires Congress to amend two federal laws: the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
• The author argues that the Solis TSCA bill (H.R. 4800) is the only proposal that fulfills the requirements for U.S. leadership on POPs because it utilizes a health-based standard for EPA regulation and allows state, local, and tribal authorities to implement stricter health protections.
• The Gillmor TSCA bill (H.R. 4591) is criticized for using a cost-benefit balancing test that could hinder compliance with the Convention and for containing language that would preempt and invalidate state standards on POPs chemicals once an international listing becomes binding for the U.S.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (n.d.). pops_bills_28feb2006-95846d82e9477a0d.pdf. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/POPs_Bills_28Feb2006.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. pops_bills_28feb2006-95846d82e9477a0d.pdf. n.d. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/POPs_Bills_28Feb2006.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{centerforinternationalenvironmentallawndpopsbills28feb200695846d82e9477a0dpdf, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{pops\_bills\_28feb2006-95846d82e9477a0d.pdf}}, institution = {Center for International Environmental Law}, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/POPs_Bills_28Feb2006.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }