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Thursday July 02 2009

Hazardous Rail Shipments Debate Renewed

Toxic Materials, Safety and Terrorism Concerns Following Fatal Derailment

(Posted 06/29/09)

Chicago - AP June 27 - When derailed freight train cars carrying ethanol burst into flames just 50 miles from her Chicago suburb, killing a motorist who tried to flee, Barrington (Ill.) Mayor Karen Darch saw her worst fears realized.

The derailment earlier this month highlights the struggle to prevent such disasters along the 140,000-mile U.S. rail network. The pressure is on to tackle outstanding safety issues with hazardous-cargo shipments expected to soar in coming years. Fears that terrorists might view chemical-laden tankers as easy targets adds to the urgency. Read more . . .

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DTSC Applauds Companies That Reduce Toxic Waste
(Posted 06/26/09)

SACRAMENTO, CA-06/24/09 - The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) and the Chemical Industry Council of California (CICC) today recognized the efforts of two companies that have voluntarily helped to prevent chemical waste and pollution in California. Ampac Fine Chemicals, based in Rancho Cordova, and Potters Industries, a subsidiary of PQ Corporation of South Gate (Los Angeles County) received recognition awards today at a special ceremony at the Cal/EPA headquarters. The awards were part of the DTSC & CICC sponsored Chemical Industry Pollution Prevention (P2) Challenge Program"

As Californians become more aware of the long-term effect of pollutants on people's health and the environment it is encouraging to see companies acting responsibly by voluntarily making changes within their manufacturing process," said DTSC acting director Maziar Movassaghi. "Both companies should be applauded for taking steps to eliminate significant amounts of waste." Read more . . .

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Thursday, July 02, 2009

California's Online Toxics Clearinghouse Portal is now under construction. The first links to international data bases on toxic substances are now on-line. The Toxic Clearinghouse was authorized as part of the Green Chemistry legislation (SB 509) which was signed into law in September 2008. For more information click here.

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