Legislation to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

A joint statement from numerous environmental and health organizations urging the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce to support the Solis bill (H.R. 4800) over the Gillmor bill (H.R. 4591) to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) via amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

• The signatories advocate for the Solis bill (H.R. 4800) because it aligns with the Stockholm Convention's goals by requiring the EPA to take prompt regulatory action when new POPs are added to the treaty and adopting a health-based standard to protect against "significant adverse human health and environmental effects."
• The signatories oppose the Gillmor bill (H.R. 4591), arguing it would weaken protections by replacing the treaty's health standard with a "reasonable balance" cost-benefit analysis, failing to require U.S. action after international decisions to add new POPs, and preempting existing and future state and local POPs regulations.
• Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are described as global threats that accumulate in bodies and can cause cancer, reproductive and immune system harm, and neurological or learning disabilities, with particular vulnerability noted for infants, children, Alaskans, and indigenous peoples.
• The Stockholm POPs Convention bans or severely restricts ten industrial or agricultural chemicals and aims to minimize or eliminate two industrial byproducts, while establishing a science-based process for adding further POPs.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2006). Legislation to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/POPs_NGOletter_28Feb06.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Legislation to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). 2006. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/POPs_NGOletter_28Feb06.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2006legislation, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Legislation to implement the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2006}, month = feb, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/POPs_NGOletter_28Feb06.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }