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About the Project

Two New Reports:

“Presumption of Safety: Limits of Federal Policies on Toxic Substances in Consumer Products” (.pdf file). This report identifies four reasons why the regulatory system for protecting the public from toxic substances in toys and other products is inadequate, allowing potentially harmful products to end up on store shelves.

"Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform: A Resource Guide" Executive Summary (.pdf file). Intended for state policmakers, this report outlines a range of chemical policy options to protect health and environment while stimulating innovation, and safer chemistry and products.

The objectives of the Chemicals Policy Initiative are to:

  • Significantly advance policy dialogue on reforming chemicals policy in the United States.
  • Assist in the development of sustainable chemicals management outside of the U.S.
  • Encourage the development and use of safer alternatives by creating and promoting a comprehensive framework for alternatives assessment
  • Identify tools and appropriate ways of assisting green chemistry innovation and safer supply chain management of chemicals.


Chemicals Policy Initiative
Clean Production Research and Training
Clean Tech Project
Environmental Health Program
Environmental Management Systems
Integration of Occupational and Environmental Health
Precautionary Principle Project
Recycling and Economic Development Resources
Sustainability Indicators and Management Systems
Sustainable Hospitals Project
Sustainable Production and Consumption Program
Sustainable Children’s Products Initiative
Toward Tomorrow

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Publications
Chemicals Policy Initiative
Clean Production Research and Training
Clean Tech Project
Environmental Health Program
Environmental Management Systems
Integration of Occupational and Environmental Health
Precautionary Principle Project
Recycling and Economic Development Resources
Sustainability Indicators & Management Systems
Sustainable Hospitals Project
Sustainable Production & Consumption Program
Sustainable Children’s Products Initiative
Toward Tomorrow
Alternatives Assessment
Chemicals and Disease
Chemicals Policy
Clean Production
Health and the Environment
Lowell Center Overviews
Precautionary Principle
Sustainability Indicators and Management Systems
Sustainable Hospitals
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