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does not seem to be a priority for the current presidential administration, and, they
have admitted as much, seeking to take regulatory burdens off the backs of private
enterprise (Gibbons 2019). Removing existing toxicants will likely continue to be
slothful, despite a law with “rigorous deadlines” for removing existing toxicants
from commerce. They likely will linger for decades, some “forever,” such as C8.
Collectively we can do much better. We need laws that primordially prevent risks
of chronic and other diseases to the public from toxic exposures and undermine
their lifelong opportunities would come with good health. Scientists also need to
continue to develop tools, as they have done, to more quickly identify toxicants that
undermine a lifetime arc of good health.
However, finally we need presidential administrations and environmental health
administrators committed to using scientific defaults and the best science for protecting the public’s health.
References
Armstrong GL, Cohn LA, Pinner RW (1999) Trends in infectious disease mortality in the United
States during the 20th century. JAMA 281:61–66
Cao J, Xu X, Hylkema MN (2016) Early-life exposure to widespread environmental toxicants and
health risk: a focus on the immune and respiratory systems. Ann Global 82:119–131. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.023
Cogliano VJ, Baan RA, Straif K et al (2008) Use of mechanistic data in IARC evaluations. Environ
Mol Mutagen 49:100–109
Cohn BA, Wolff MS, Cirillo PM, Sholtz RI et al (2007) DDT and breast cancer in young women:
new data on the significance of age at exposure. Environ Health Perspect 115(10):1406–1414
Corrosion Proof Fittings v. EPA, 947 F.2d 1201 (5th Cir. 1991)
Cranor CF (2011) Legally poisoned: how the law puts us at risk from toxicants. Harvard University
Press, Boston
Cranor CF (2017a) Tragic failures: how and why we are harmed by toxic substances. Oxford
University Press, New York and Oxford
Cranor CF (2017b) EPA scientists said ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Scott Pruitt said no. Los
Angeles Times, located at http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-cranor-chlorpyrifosshould-be-banned-20170606-story.html, June 7, 2017
Cranor CF (2018) “Proof, presumptions and defaults,” presented at “Understanding Pathways to a
Paradigm Shift in Toxicity Testing and Decision-Making,” Proceedings of a National Academy
of Sciences Workshop, November 20–22, 2017
Daniels N (1981) Health-care needs and distributive justice. Philos Public Aff 10(2):146–179
Findwords. Available at https://findwords.info/term/bodily%20integrity
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law No: 114-182, signed
into law, June 22, 2016
Fries JF (1980) Aging, natural death, and the compression of morbidity. N Engl J Med
303(3):130–135
Fries JF, Bruce B, Chakravarty E (2011) Compression of morbidity 1980–2011: a focused review
of paradigms and progress. J Aging Res, Article ID 261702
Gibbons S (2019) 15 ways the Trump administration has changed environmental
policies. National Geographic, located at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
environment/2019/02/15-ways-trump-administration-impacted-environment/
C. F. Cranor
does not seem to be a priority for the current presidential administration, and, they
have admitted as much, seeking to take regulatory burdens off the backs of private
enterprise (Gibbons 2019). Removing existing toxicants will likely continue to be
slothful, despite a law with “rigorous deadlines” for removing existing toxicants
from commerce. They likely will linger for decades, some “forever,” such as C8.
Collectively we can do much better. We need laws that primordially prevent risks
of chronic and other diseases to the public from toxic exposures and undermine
their lifelong opportunities would come with good health. Scientists also need to
continue to develop tools, as they have done, to more quickly identify toxicants that
undermine a lifetime arc of good health.
However, finally we need presidential administrations and environmental health
administrators committed to using scientific defaults and the best science for protecting the public’s health.
References
Armstrong GL, Cohn LA, Pinner RW (1999) Trends in infectious disease mortality in the United
States during the 20th century. JAMA 281:61–66
Cao J, Xu X, Hylkema MN (2016) Early-life exposure to widespread environmental toxicants and
health risk: a focus on the immune and respiratory systems. Ann Global 82:119–131. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.023
Cogliano VJ, Baan RA, Straif K et al (2008) Use of mechanistic data in IARC evaluations. Environ
Mol Mutagen 49:100–109
Cohn BA, Wolff MS, Cirillo PM, Sholtz RI et al (2007) DDT and breast cancer in young women:
new data on the significance of age at exposure. Environ Health Perspect 115(10):1406–1414
Corrosion Proof Fittings v. EPA, 947 F.2d 1201 (5th Cir. 1991)
Cranor CF (2011) Legally poisoned: how the law puts us at risk from toxicants. Harvard University
Press, Boston
Cranor CF (2017a) Tragic failures: how and why we are harmed by toxic substances. Oxford
University Press, New York and Oxford
Cranor CF (2017b) EPA scientists said ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Scott Pruitt said no. Los
Angeles Times, located at http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-cranor-chlorpyrifosshould-be-banned-20170606-story.html, June 7, 2017
Cranor CF (2018) “Proof, presumptions and defaults,” presented at “Understanding Pathways to a
Paradigm Shift in Toxicity Testing and Decision-Making,” Proceedings of a National Academy
of Sciences Workshop, November 20–22, 2017
Daniels N (1981) Health-care needs and distributive justice. Philos Public Aff 10(2):146–179
Findwords. Available at https://findwords.info/term/bodily%20integrity
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, Public Law No: 114-182, signed
into law, June 22, 2016
Fries JF (1980) Aging, natural death, and the compression of morbidity. N Engl J Med
303(3):130–135
Fries JF, Bruce B, Chakravarty E (2011) Compression of morbidity 1980–2011: a focused review
of paradigms and progress. J Aging Res, Article ID 261702
Gibbons S (2019) 15 ways the Trump administration has changed environmental
policies. National Geographic, located at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/
environment/2019/02/15-ways-trump-administration-impacted-environment/
C. F. Cranor