Vermont Governor expected to sign bill regulating chemicals in children’s products

Vermont is poised to join California, Maine, and Washington State with more comprehensive chemicals policy legislation. The Vermont legislature passed a bill giving the state Health Department authority to require disclosure of… …

Flame retardants weakened frogs’ immune systems

Frogs exposed to PBDE flame retardants during early life developed weakened systems, a condition that could leave them vulnerable to disease, say University of Wisconsin scientists. Their study – the first of its kind – suggests… …

Sprint to sell iPhone cases made from methane-based plastic

Sprint has announced it will soon begin selling iPhone cases made from a methane-based plastic known as AirCarbon™. Manufactured by Newlight Technologies, the plastic is made with methane captured from dairy farms and touted… …

BizNGO: helping firms at the end of the supply chain

“A prevalent misconception within the media, among politicians and others, is that all industry finds chemical regulations ineffective, burdensome and a threat to their profits, when in fact many downstream chemical users…realise there… …

Why the California Safer Consumer Product Regulations Matter to Your Business

Join BizNGO for a webinar on March 19 with Helen Holder of HP, where we will dive into the alternatives assessment requirements of the Safer Product Regulations. Sign up here. Last week the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC)… …

Commons Principles for Alternatives Assessment

Press Release of Commons Principles for Alternatives Assessment with October 2013 Signatories: October 17, 2013 Contacts: Mark Rossi, BizNGO (781-799-9504, mark@cleanproduction.org) Katie Ware, Environmental Defense Fund (212-616-1283, kware@edf.org)… …

UN Global Chemical Outlook

Introducing UNEP’s Global Chemicals Outlook UNEP, in close collaboration with OECD, WHO and other organisations of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC), is developing a Global Chemicals Outlook to frame… …

Green Chemistry and Safer Stuff

If it's on the store shelf, it's been tested and found safe, right? In this podcast with Annie Leonard of the Story of Stuff, Bev Thorpe of Clean Production Action talks about the hidden chemical dangers in everyday products and how green… …

IC2 Alternatives Assessment Guide

The Interstate Chemicals Clearinghouse (IC2) and participating states announced the release of the IC2 Alternatives Assessment Guide in January 2014. …