Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition applauds and supports our Senator Edward Markey (D, MA) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D, CA) for introducing the Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act, which would strengthen chemical reviews, set clear deadlines, preserve states’ roles, and put public health first. Unlike the chemical industry-backed reform bill introduced by Sens. Udall (D, NM) and Vitter (R, LA), which would not put our health and well-being first.
Senator Markey states, “Our outdated and ineffective federal chemical law needs an update that protects today’s children and every generation to follow. This legislation will preserve vital protection like a state’s ability to clamp down on dangerous chemicals, while ensuring that known chemical threats to public health are acted on quickly.”
For more on the Boxer-Markey bill, click here.