Advocating for the Elimination of Toxic Coal Tar Sealers from Our Parking Lots, Homes and Environment

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Canada’s Driveway Sealer Ban Starts in October
What May be the World’s First Nationwide Ban of Toxic Pavement Sealers The Canadian government has announced the start date for what may be the
New Research Highlights Problems with Biocides in Some Sealcoats
Going to print this month is research out of Dickinson College (PA) about the potential leaching of biocides out of some asphalt-based pavement sealers. The
Toxic Sealers: An Origin and Redemption Story
Imagine for a moment that you woke up to a scathing, critical expose in the local paper about your work. Like the entire front page,
Summary of Fed’s First Study of Applicator Exposure to Coal Tar Sealers
This month the National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) released its much anticipated exposure study (See Link) for sealcoat applicators. NIOSH is part
GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS PACKAGE OF BILLS PROHIBITING USE OF PAVEMENT PRODUCTS CONTAINING COAL TAR
For Immediate Release: 11/8/2021 GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS PACKAGE OF BILLS PROHIBITING USE OF ‘GRADE 6’ FUEL OIL AND USE OF PAVEMENT PRODUCTS CONTAINING COAL TAR Legislation
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5. $2.1 Million for 1 Pound of Hamburger CarcinogensNow this is the most expensive way in our lineup to get your toxins. You could eat a burger a day for a 1,000 years and still

Crayola Seems Concerned about SafetyYou would think that a company that appears to obsess about the safety of kids using their products would at least warn adults about the exposure of children to toxic coal tar

This was just too good to leave on Twitter alone.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-danger-of-putting-corporations-before-the-epa/2017/04/20/17129590-252f-11e7-928e-3624539060e8_story.html?utm_term=.f66df34a3bb2#comments

Last time I checked, the State of Illinois ended their session marking more than 700 days without a working budget. That may have contributed to the difficulty in getting a ban (HB 2958) passed, but

Representative Reick, I am taking the time to respond to you because I believe you might have some political courage to have an open mind and act beyond the current agenda of your party. You