Lawmakers Agree to Ban Toxins in Children's Items

Trust grantee, the Center for International Environmental Law, is mentioned in this Washington Post piece discussing the progress of national legislation to ban hazardous chemicals in plastic toys.

Daryl Ditz, senior policy adviser at the Center for International Environmental Law, said industry viewed the ban as a benchmark that might signal a shift in Congress's willingness to toughen restrictions on toxins.

"The great fear is that if a big, established chemical like this can be driven from the market, what's next?" he said.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/28/AR2008072802586.html