Topic: Pesticides & Toxics
Date | Action | Topic | Type | Excerpt | Jurisdiction | |
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2016-12-08 | Washington v. Monsanto | Natural Resources, Pesticides & Toxics | Lawsuit vs. Private Actors | Washington sued Monsanto for damages to the state’s natural resources and cleanup costs associated with pollution from PCBs. |
Washington | |
2016-10-01 | Amendments to Proposition 65 Regulations | Pesticides & Toxics | Other | California Attorney General amended regulations under Proposition 65, a California disclosure law related to exposure to toxic chemicals. |
California | |
2016-06-22 | Congressional Testimony on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Amendments | Pesticides & Toxics | Legislative Input | Letters and testimony providing recommendations on federal legislation amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise the process and requirements for evaluating and determining whether regulatory control of a chemical is warranted. |
California, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington | |
2015-09-02 | Washington v. Perry | Pesticides & Toxics | Lawsuit vs. Federal Government | Washington filed a citizen suit under RCRA alleging that worker exposure to chemical vapors at decommissioned nuclear production site constituted an “imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and the environment.” |
Washington |