By the Numbers: PAH Guide to Coal Tar Free Sealers
First Guide to Asphalt Sealer Test Results Until now, there hasn’t been a central location for information about the chemical concentrations of asphalt sealcoating products which don’t contain coal tar. We didn’t need to. In general asphalt-based products neatly fit in a category with low concentrations of toxins called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or “PAHs.” Coal […]
EPA Action Makes Historic Week of Coal Tar Tweets
A little less coal tar sealer “havoc” ahead or the beginning of the end? @USEPA @Waterkeeper @kristypagan pic.twitter.com/HOKzFbgGpu — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) August 26, 2016 #EPA industrial stormwater agreement will be effective in 4 states: NM, ID, NH, & MA@natlawreview @MAPCMetroBostonhttps://t.co/HNwPMbUWFy — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) August 27, 2016 Environmentalists Ramp Up […]
Historic Good News! Era of EPA Restrictions on Coal Tar Sealers Begins!
Last week a cadre of environmental organizations announced a settlement agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over industrial stormwater discharges. Technically these permit holders are under what is referred to as a Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP). The heart of the agreement was not about coal tar sealers, but it nonetheless contained a commitment toward […]
Scams, Bans, & Canada’s Warning: Coal Tar Tweets of the Week
Week 33, 2016 Which scam? Spray paint or toxic coal tar on ur driveway? @sierraclubmd @ChooseCleanH2O @CBS21NEWShttps://t.co/xl9kQj3FRk — Coal Tar Free USA (@CTFreeAmerica) August 20, 2016 Coal tar could be harmful to your health. Learn about it: https://t.co/rGZS7A1R1U pic.twitter.com/wb7I5GF8Nx — Healthy Canadians (@HealthyCdns) August 18, 2016 #Geez @NavyVets deserve better than toxic coal tar @ […]
New Segment: Coal Tar Tweets of the Week
I confess… I love Twitter. It can create linkages with others in a way that few other mediums do today. It fits well with the mission of Coal Tar Free America: to help move us away from the use of toxic coal tar sealers. As awesome as it is, there are currently about 500 million […]
Open Letter to Canada: Ban Coal Tar Sealers!
The following letter is in response to proposed regulation of coal tar in Canada and was sent to their lead regulatory agency Environment and Climate Change Canada. Greetings, Thank you for your work in preparing this Assessment. I am a civil and environmental engineer and am not a toxicologist. I am not an expert in Canadian […]
BREAKING: Retail Coal tar Sealers Yield Significant Increases in Genetic Damage
Coal tar sealers, purchased off the shelf at a retail establishment in Canada, caused “significant” genetic damage on lab mice in just 28 days after being fed a coal tar sealer solution. More to come. https://t.co/bvquXIKqY1
Wanted: Public Comments on Proposed Canadian Regulation of Coal Tar Sealers
Comments Due August 10, 2016 to this link In early June the Canadian government issued a document detailing the review of coal tar and coal tar distillates. A summary document is shown at the end of this article. The document covered the following: “risk management options under consideration for the coal tars and their distillates” […]
“On My Honor”… Scouts Lead Community to Ban Coal Tar Sealers
First ban of coal tar sealers in Western Michigan Coal tar sealer bans typically result from the interest or drive by a local environmental organization or spearheaded by a particularly interested politician. But a ban brought forward by a bunch of Cub Scouts, that is a first! Cub Scout Den 7 presented their case for […]
**Updated** Video Summary of San Antonio’s Historic Vote to Ban Coal Tar Sealers
On June 30, 2016 the City of San Antonio became the largest city in the nation to pass a ban of coal tar pavement sealers. These videos contain an overview of the City staff findings; comments by the several Council members including its sponsor, Councilman Ron Nirenberg; and statements from supporters and opponents of the […]