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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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

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

It's time for our annual survey of the retail prices for coal tar and asphalt based sealers. Here's the heart of what we know: 1. The average of 14 different retail asphalt sealers is unchanged since last

from the Illinois Sierra Club:Amendment 2 will allow local control to non-home rule municipalities and counties to regulate the use of carcinogenic coal tar pavement sealants. [The only home rule county in Illinois is Cook,

After 3 years of continuous tinkering with this site's look and feel, it was time for a major overhaul.What you see today is, hopefully, an improved interface, easier navigation, better viewing on all types of

Yesterday the Washington Post published an article reviewing the details of US manufacturers' complaints to the Trump Administration about regulatory burdens which hamper business. Over 150 responded.Amazingly the reporter highlighted a letter from the Pavement