Walmart joins ranks of retailers pulling toxic paint strippers from shelves – when will EPA follow suit?

6 years 1 month ago
Sarah Vogel, Ph.D., is Vice-President for Health. Today, Walmart announced that it will stop selling paint strippers containing methylene chloride or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in stores by February 2019 – making it the first general merchandise retailer to take such action.  Walmart’s announcement follows the strong leadership demonstrated by Lowes, Home Depot, and Sherwin Williams, all of […]
Sarah Vogel

Walmart joins ranks of retailers pulling toxic paint strippers from shelves

6 years 1 month ago
Today, Walmart announced that it will stop selling paint strippers containing methylene chloride or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) by February 2019 – making it the first general merchandise retailer to take such action. Walmart’s announcement follows the strong leadership demonstrated by Lowes, Home Depot, and Sherwin Williams, all of which have committed not to sell methylene chloride- […]
Boma Brown-West

Walmart joins ranks of retailers pulling toxic paint strippers from shelves

6 years 1 month ago
Today, Walmart announced that it will stop selling paint strippers containing methylene chloride or N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) by February 2019 – making it the first general merchandise retailer to take such action. Walmart’s announcement follows the strong leadership demonstrated by Lowes, Home Depot, and Sherwin Williams, all of which have committed not to sell methylene chloride- […]
Boma Brown-West

EDF submits extensive comments critical of EPA OPPT’s TSCA systematic review document

6 years 1 month ago
Ryan O’Connell is a High Meadows Fellow; Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Last night, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted critical comments on EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) “systematic review” document that OPPT is using to evaluate chemicals’ risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Systematic review, a hallmark of […]
Ryan O'Connell

EDF submits extensive comments critical of EPA OPPT’s TSCA systematic review document

6 years 1 month ago
Ryan O’Connell is a High Meadows Fellow; Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D., is a Senior Scientist. Last night, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) submitted critical comments on EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) “systematic review” document that OPPT is using to evaluate chemicals’ risks under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Systematic review, a hallmark of […]
Ryan O'Connell

Bottle Up Your Plastic Use

6 years 1 month ago
In the US, we use more than 50 billion plastic water bottles every year. And the worst part? They take hundreds of years to biodegrade, which is basically... eternity. C3. Regional.
Environmental Defense Fund

Bottle Up Your Plastic Use

6 years 1 month ago
In the US, we use more than 50 billion plastic water bottles every year. And the worst part? They take hundreds of years to biodegrade, which is basically... eternity. C3. Regional.
Environmental Defense Fund