Your public support for congressional action on global chemical pollutants

A joint statement from various environmental and health organizations urging the U.S. Secretary of State and the EPA Administrator to support congressional action on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

• The signatories request public support for legislation to protect Americans from persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and to enable the United States to lead internationally in eliminating these chemicals, noting that POPs can travel thousands of miles via wind and water.
• Although the United States helped negotiate the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which has been adopted by 168 Parties, the U.S. is not a Party because Congress has not passed the implementing legislation required for technical compliance.
• The 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is described as leaving the EPA nearly powerless to restrict persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals within the U.S., which hinders the agency's ability to collaborate with international allies.
• The authors advocate for a comprehensive overhaul of TSCA that grants the EPA authority to act against POPs and includes provisions allowing the U.S. to comply with the Stockholm Convention, aligning with the Obama Administration's "Essential Principles" for TSCA reform.

APA

Center for International Environmental Law (2009). Your public support for congressional action on global chemical pollutants. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TSCA_POPs_16Dec09.pdf

Chicago

Center for International Environmental Law. Your public support for congressional action on global chemical pollutants. 2009. https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TSCA_POPs_16Dec09.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{centerforinternationalenvironmentallaw2009your, author = {{Center for International Environmental Law}}, title = {{Your public support for congressional action on global chemical pollutants}}, publisher = {Center for International Environmental Law}, year = {2009}, month = dec, url = {https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TSCA_POPs_16Dec09.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }