A new study by the BlueGreen Alliance and the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst shows that regulation to protect the public from toxic chemicals can support job creation in the U.S. chemical industry.
Showing the need to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and countering arguments that such reform will cost jobs and stifle innovation, the study illustrates that new markets in sustainable chemistry will allow the industry to remain competitive in a global economy that requires cleaner, safer production of chemicals.
The study -- "The Economic Benefits of a Green Chemical Industry in the United States: Renewing Manufacturing Jobs While Protecting Health and the Environment" -- is available at www.bluegreenalliance.org/press_room/publications?id=0070