MEDIA ADVISORY
U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health
“Assessing the Effectiveness of U.S. Chemical Safety Laws”
BACKGROUND: Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics, and Environmental Health, will hold a hearing to examine the effectiveness of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). GW School of Public Health and Health Services Dean Lynn Goldman will testify at the hearing.
WHEN: Thursday, February 2, 2011, 10 a.m.
LOCATION: EPW Hearing Room406 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWashington, DC
WEBCAST: Webcast will be available at http://epw.senate.gov starting at 10:00 a.m.
WITNESSES: (Order subject to change)
Panel I:
• The Honorable Steve Owens, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency
Panel II:
• Ms. Kelly M. Semrau, Senior Vice President for Global Corporate Affairs, Communication, and Sustainability, SC Johnson• Mr. Steve Goldberg, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, BASF• Ms. Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council• Mr. Cal Dooley, President, American Chemistry Council• Dean Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH, Dean, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
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