State Legislators Speak Out on Chemical Industry Tactics
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and a group of 21 state lawmakers from 10 states have exchanged open letters concerning certain tactics of the U.S. chemical industry. The state senators sent a letter to Cal Dooley, head of the American Chemistry Council, asking him to take action against certain members whose practices they consider unethical. The legislators make up a group of public health advocates, all of which have taken steps to regulate toxic chemicals in their respective state legislatures.
In the letter to Dooley, legislators asked the ACC to take immediate action to address the behaviors of its member companies by expelling the members from their council or accounting for the member-company actions.