Here's a hyperlinked, summary #infographic to further honor the groundbreaking work of the @USGS
— Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) July 20, 2023
This represents major findings, but more than 40 institutions have determined the same thing: high PAH products are unsafe to humans and the environment.https://t.co/9cWByoII8j pic.twitter.com/jE0krFvr5S
Advocating for the Elimination of Toxic Coal Tar Sealers from Our Parking Lots, Homes and Environment
Recent Posts
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
Dear NY Governor: It is Time to Lead on Coal Tar Sealers
Governor Hochul, Thank you for last week’s allocation of $59 million dollars for the Clean Green School Initiative to improve air quality of schools for
**New** Video: the Perils of Pavement Preservation
Earlier this month Tom Ennis presented to the North Branch of the Chicago River Watershed Workgroup (NBWW) and the latest information on coal tar sealers,
Random Posts
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
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
Site of 2017 Emerging Contaminants Conference Surrounded by...Toxins!Any facility that claims to be "sustainable," but uses coal tar sealers on their parking lots is an insult to the word and to the professionals who work
The State of Maine is taking another run at a coal tar sealer ban (LD1235). The first was in 2013 and then in 2015. There have been several stories on this site covering those efforts
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