Your public support for congressional action on global chemical pollutants

The document is a formal request to the U.S. government to support strong TSCA reform and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The signatories argue that the 1976 TSCA limits the EPA's ability to regulate dangerous chemicals and that the U.S. remains a non-party to the POPs treaty due to a lack of implementing legislation. They urge the administration to use the proposed TSCA overhaul to provide the EPA with the tools to address persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals, thereby allowing the U.S. to lead internationally in eliminating global chemical pollutants.

• The United States is not a Party to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) because Congress has not passed the implementing legislation required to meet the treaty's technical requirements, despite the treaty being adopted by 168 Parties.
• The 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is described as leaving the EPA nearly powerless to restrict persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals within the United States.

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

{{cite press release |author=Center for International Environmental Law |title=Your public support for congressional action on global chemical pollutants |date=16 December 2009 |url=https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/TSCA_POPs_16Dec09.pdf |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

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} }