The Environmental Statute
That Can Save the World

It’s not as well-known as the Clean Air Act but the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act can and must be used to control greenhouse gases. That’s why we’re petitioning EPA. Sept. 13, 2022 Op-Ed by CPR Initiative Executive Director and General Counsel Dan Galpern. Reprinted by Permission of the Washington Monthly.

9/8/2022 Virtual Rally: Allied Organizations in Support of Petition to Phase Out GHG Pollution

Petition to EPA to Phase Out GHG Pollution: Is it still needed after the Schumer/Manchin “Inflation Reduction Act”? Is it still possible after the Supreme Court’s ruling in West Virginia…

Undaunted

To encourage more public engagement, I now commit to ride my recumbent trike (with an electric assist) one mile for each endorsement received, another mile for each campaign sponsorship, and yet another for each public comment submitted through our portal, in support of our Petition. One mile for each, totaling at least 2,857 miles by the September 14 deadline.

Petitioners Demand Phase-out of GHG Pollution

WASHINGTON, DC: Three scientists, one climate accountability analyst, one physician, and two
public-interest organizations, will soon file a far-reaching Petition with the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to phase out GHG pollution based on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended in 2016.