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ACC Supports the Save Our Seas ActThis important bipartisan legislation reinvigorates existing programs and includes language recognizing the need to address the lack of waste management systems in developing countries.
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Letters Sep 22, 2018 Request for Correction under the Information Quality Act: 2014 National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) ACC seeks the correction of EO information disseminated in the 2014 update to the National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA), released on August 22, 2018.
News Jul 11, 2018 Monograph 122 Findings Further Highlight Need for Dr. Weiderpass to Spearhead Reform of Program Coalition urges current IARC Director Dr. Wild to defer preamble revision process till 2019.
News May 17, 2018 Dr. Elisabete Weiderpass Elected as IARC Director Coalition urges new Director to embrace reform in favor of scientific integrity.
News Apr 30, 2018 Release of Styrene Monograph Conclusion Signals Need for Change of IARC's Rulebook By New Director CAPHR coalition urges WHO to delay preamble advisory group until new IARC Director seated.
News Mar 15, 2018 WSJ Highlights International Agency’s Troubling Influence Over State’s Law We are glad to see The Wall Street Journal editorial board shares this sentiment and recognizes these lawsuits violate the First Amendment rights of business that sell products in California.
Reports and Studies Mar 07, 2018 ACC Science & Research at the Society of Toxicology Meeting March 11-15, 2018 Approximately 7,000 scientists from more than 50 countries will participate in the annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology (SOT) in San Antonio March 11-15.
News Feb 28, 2018 ACC's Cal Dooley Responds to Glyphosate Court Ruling ACC President and CEO Cal Dooley issued the following statement after a federal court ruled against the State of California’s misguided move to require cancer warning labels on Roundup products.
News Feb 07, 2018 House Science Hearing Puts Spotlight on IARC’s Monographs Credibility Crisis ACC President & CEO Cal Dooley issued the following statement on the committee hearing.
News Feb 05, 2018 CAPHR Coalition Applauds House Science Committee Hearing on IARC’S Troubled Monographs Program The CAPHR Coalition fully supports the House Science Committee’s review of the IARC Monographs Program.
News Feb 01, 2018 ACC Supports House Science Committee Hearing to Investigate Scientific Integrity of IARC Monographs Program The lack of transparency, frequent conflicts of interest, questionable carcinogen classifications and misleading communications associated with IARC’s Monographs Program have been glossed over for long enough.
News Jan 25, 2018 CAPHR Coalition Launches to Advocate for Reform of IARC Monographs Program Coalition seeks greater transparency, unbiased assessments, and credible conclusions.
Reports and Studies Nov 20, 2017 Six Years after the NRC review of EPA's Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Formaldehyde: Regulatory Implications of New Science in Evaluating Formaldehyde Leukemogenicity
News Oct 19, 2017 ACC Calls Upon Global Leaders to Take Action Against IARC Over Deliberate Manipulation of Data Today’s Reuters report undermines IARC’s conclusions about glyphosate, but it also raises troubling new evidence that IARC has shown a lack of objectivity, credibility and integrity.
News Aug 30, 2017 ACC Urges France to Reconsider Vote Against Reauthorization of Glyphosate Public policy must be based on sound science – not inflammatory headlines.
News Aug 17, 2017 ACC Urges Congress to Investigate IARC Over Concealed Data – Calls for Examination By WHO Governing Board Today’s Politico report provides new evidence that the IARC Monographs Program suffers from a lack of transparency, conflicts of interest, and is beholden to the agenda of those seeking specific outcomes.