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Drs. Oz and Roizen

Medical Experts & Columnists

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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,

Maryland’s Safer Sealant Act has Officially Passed!!

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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Tesla + Green Roof + Coal Tar, Does Not = Sustainability

Illinois sustainability

Tesla + Green Roof + Coal Tar, Does Not = Sustainability

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

Inside the Coal Tar Industry’s Propaganda to Stop the IL Ban

Inside the Coal Tar Industry’s Propaganda to Stop the IL Ban

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

Asleep at the Wheel? 3 Reasons Why IL Lawmaker is Against Coal Tar Ban

Asleep at the Wheel? 3 Reasons Why IL Lawmaker is Against Coal Tar Ban

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

Calling BS on Laughable, Dirty Coal Tar Industry…and the Washington Post

Calling BS on Laughable, Dirty Coal Tar Industry…and the Washington Post

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

Tar Ghouls: a Ghastly Reminder

Tar Ghouls: a Ghastly Reminder

Across this site you can read about the effects of toxic coal tar sealers on people, the environment and economy. But rarely do we have a visual of this impact.So check out this image I

ACTION ALERT: IL HB2958 Amended From Coal Tar Ban to Ban Choice

ACTION ALERT: IL HB2958 Amended From Coal Tar Ban to Ban Choice

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,

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