pops_bills_28feb2006-95846d82e9477a0d.pdf

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law analyzes the status of the United States' ratification of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and evaluates proposed implementing legislation in the U.S. Congress. It argues that the Solis TSCA bill (H.R. 4800) is the only proposal that aligns with the treaty's health-based standards and supports state-level environmental protections.

• The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) is an international treaty designed to eliminate or restrict dangerous environmental contaminants that are toxic, persist in the environment, and bioaccumulate. As of March 1, 2006, more than 119 countries had ratified the treaty, including most major U.S. allies and trading partners.
• 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 report identifies the Solis TSCA bill (H.R. 4800) as the only legislative proposal that meets the criteria for U.S. leadership on POPs. It is praised for adopting a health-based standard for EPA implementation and for allowing state, local, and tribal authorities to maintain more stringent health protection measures.
• The report criticizes the Gillmor TSCA bill (H.R. 4591) for using a cost-benefit balancing test that could hinder compliance with new international listings and for including language that would preempt and invalidate state standards on POPs chemicals.

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} }