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31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
The new New York legislature has made an auspicious start on addressing threats to public health from toxic chemicals in everyday life. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
Hurray for CPSC. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
The California Legislature took an important step to protect Californians from toxic, “forever” PFAS chemicals by passing Assembly Bill 1200 (Ting) today. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
As the 2021 legislative session gets into gear, NRDC will once again be engaged on bills related to environmental health and reducing exposures to toxic chemicals. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
When Governor Brown entered office eight years ago, he took action to fix the regulation that was driving the use of pounds of toxic flame retardant chemicals in couches in California, across the country, and even into Canada. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
Governor Cuomo earlier today signed an important law to protect public health and the health of first responders, by phasing out the use of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in firefighting foam. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
A recent report from the Getting Ready for Baby campaign reveals a troubling matter: tests carried out by the campaign indicate that many crib mattresses still contain multiple chemicals of concern, incl [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
Transparency or “right-to-know” is a fundamental concept in protecting public health against exposures to toxic chemicals. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
PFAS are a class of chemicals that are harmful to health and the environment, and they should be eliminated from the products that come into our homes and workplaces whenever possible, especially when the products spend significant times in our homes or on our person. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
In 2020, Californians will know more about what’s in their cleaning products and new furniture and mattresses will be safer. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
Today, the U.S. [read post]
31 Dec 1969, 4:00 pm
10 Oct 2015, 4:02 pm
This gives the law more teeth, says Avinash Kar, an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) health program. [read post]
13 May 2014, 11:36 pm
The panelists were Robert Bodzin, a partner at Burnham Brown and the chair of the State Bar’s Litigation Section; Leslie Brueckner, a senior food safety and health attorney with Public Justice; and Avinash Kar, a staff attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council who works on food issues.The conference was well attended by law students from multiple law schools and attorneys from large firms, small firms, academia, and the public/non-profit sector. [read post]
11 Dec 2013, 10:03 pm
NRDC health attorney Avinash Kar called the finalized version “an early holiday gift to industry. [read post]
13 Mar 2014, 10:01 pm
“We’ve heard from many of the manufacturers that they don’t expect complying with the guidance to affect their revenues, which suggests that these uses are going to continue under the name of prevention,” said Avinash Kar, an attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) health program. [read post]
1 Dec 2017, 7:31 am
The Senior Attorney for the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC), Avinash Kar, referred to it as a “big victory for children’s health. [read post]
1 Oct 2017, 11:01 pm
“With the rise of antibiotic resistance, it’s critical that we use antibiotics less frequently so that they’ll be effective when our lives depend on it,” NRDC senior attorney Avinash Kar said in a written statement. [read post]
