By Ilana R. Morady, Meagan Newman, and Craig B. Simonsen
The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency introduced this week the “Safer Choice” label, indicating that Safer Choice helps consumers, businesses, and purchasers find products that perform well and are safer for human health and the environment.
We had blogged last year that EPA’s Office of Inspector General
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By Ilana R. Morady and Craig B. Simonsen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General has just released a report on an evaluation of the EPA’s “Design for the Environment” (DfE) Program. At A Glance, No. 14-P-0349 (September 9, 2014). The Inspector General found flaws in the current DfE logo, including that it improperly implied an EPA
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By Ilana R. Morady, Eric E. Boyd, and Craig B. Simonsen
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Design for the Environment (DfE) program plans to post on its website in September a list of chemicals that are acceptable for use in DfE-labeled products.
EPA’s intention is that the list serve as a resource for product formulators and consumers, to increase
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