CICC News

CICC Comments on CARB Cap & Trade Plan

(Posted 9/24/12)

Comment Period for Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool Extended

Posted 09/13/12

CICC Comments on Safer Consumer Products Reg

“it would undermine the incentive to innovate” - Posted 9/10/12

Erroll Southers named to Bipartisan Policy Center for Homeland Security

Project led by 9/11 Commission Co-Chairs, former Gov Tom Kean and former U.S. House Rep. Lee Hamilton - Posted 04/18/12

Governor Appoints Gina Solomon CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Science and Health

Posted 04/13/12

EPA Cancels $20-million Green Chemistry Grant Program, Gives No Explanation

April 10, 2012

U.S. Shale Gas in 2012: Top 10 Environmental Legal Issues to Watch

Posted 03/02.12

Gov. Brown Announces Appointment of Mark Ghilarducci to Lead Cal EMA

Mike Dayton to stay on as undersecretary - Posted 3/2/12

Global Supply Chain: Human Trafficking, Sourcing, and Transparency

A Blog by James P. Gallatin, Jr, Reed Smith LLP - 02/17/12

DTSC Releases Safer Consumer Products Regulations

Long Awaited Regulations Draw Immediate Attention - Updated 11/15/11

Symantec Uncovers Cyber Attacks on Chemical Industry

Posted 11/1/11

CARB Approves Final Cap-and-Trade Regulations

Posted 10/21/11

SOCMA* Endorses the Trade Law Enforcement Act

Posted 11/02/11

Symantec Uncovers Cyber Attacks on Chemical Industry

Posted 11/1/11

CARB Approves Final Cap-and-Trade Regulations

Posted 10/21/11

EPA Removes TRI Exemption

Hydrogen Sulfide to be Reported - Posted 10/18/11

SCPA Regs Stall - Will NOT Meet Statutory Deadline

Green Ribbon Science Panel to Reconvene - Posted 12/23/10

DTSC Poised to Submit Proposed SCPA Regulations to OAL

Posted 12/16/10

Cal EMA to Conduct Fourth in a Series of State-wide Workshops regarding Changes to CalARP

Posted 12/19/10

OLIN ANNOUNCES MERCURY CELL TRANSITION PLAN AND FOURTH QUARTER RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

Contact: Larry P. Kromidas, lpkromidas@olin.com, (618) 258-3206 (Posted 12/16/10)

More Work Needed on Green Chemistry Regulations

GCA Committed to Green Chemistry Vision, Science over Ideology - Posted 12/02/10

BASF to Acquire CRI-Criterion Global Styrene Catalysts Business

(Posted 11/29/10)

California's Green Chemistry Initiative Raises Alarm

By Lawrence D. Sloan, CAE, President, SOCMA and John R. Ulrich, Executive Director, CICC - Posted 11/05/10

Green Chemistry Alliance Opposes DTSC Rules Proposal

Contends Rules Too Seriously Flawed - Recommends They be Withdrawn - Posted 11/05/10

CA Governor Elect Jerry Brown's Campaign Promises

(Posted 11/05/10)

Univar to Acquire Basic Chemical Solution

October 12, 2010

Consumers Should Get More Than Just Expense From Green Chemistry

Op-Ed by Jim Conran in Fox & Hounds - 9/22/10

California Releases Formal Proposal For First of Green Chemistry Standards

Posted 09/22/10

Putting Politics before Science

Environmentalists Hijack Revamp of State's Chemical Review Process - Posted 09/20/10

Activists' demands threaten to stall Green Chemistry Initiative

By Dawn Sanders Koepke, Special to The Bee - 8/21/10

Lisa Wilson Selected for Second Term as CICC Chair

Arzell Hale elected Vice-Chair & Martha Murray as Secretary/Treasurer

KMG Chemicals Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire General Chemical's Electronic Chemicals Business

Acquisition Target Generated $43 Million in Revenues During 2009

Industry Asks for Long-term Regulation of Chemical Plant Security

ACC Supports “Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act” (posted 03/05/10)

Hazardous Rail Shipments Debate Renewed

Toxic Materials, Safety and Terrorism Concerns Following Fatal Derailment - Posted 06/29/09

Railroads Seek to Refuse Hazardous Chemical

Posted 05/20/09

Maureen Gorsen Joins Alston & Bird

3/16/09

CA Supreme Court Issues Sweeping Pro-Policyholder Decision on Environmental Liability Coverage

03/09/09

Dow and Rohm and Haas Announce Settlement to Close Acquisition

Financing includes substantial equity investments by two major shareholders - 03/09/09

Gov. Delivers Abbreviated State of State Address

CARB Adopts Controversial Climate Change Plan

Board Moves Aggressively as State Faces "Financial Armageddon" - Posted 12/12/08

President-elect Obama Names Environmental Policy Team

Posted 12/12/08

Complete National and State Election Returns

Strickland beats Jackson, Sieglock falls to Huber, Fran Florez unsuccessful over Gilmore, and McClintock holds-on to win over Charlie Brown - 12/23/08

Searles Valley Minerals Wins Sustainability Award

IEA/CMTA/CICC - Updated 11/11//08

Lisa Johnson Assumes CICC Chairmanship

Tom Jacob, Vice-Chair and Martha Murray, Secretary /Treasurer - Updated 10/23/08

DTSC Director Announces P2 Challenge Award Honorees

General Chemical & Ampac Fine Chemicals Receive Recognition - Updated 11/11/08

Environmental Summit - Huge Success

Searles Valley Minerals Wins Sustainability Award - Updated 10/23/08

"All's Well That Ends Well"

Major Events In Final Weeks of 2007 - 2008 Biennial Legislative Session

Governor Schwarzenegger Vetoes SB 1313 (Corbett)

Bill Would Have Banned Certain Perfluorinated Compounds - Posted 9/30/08

Gov. Signs Nation's First Green Chemistry Program

Updated 09/30/08

Governor Signs State Budget with Budget Reform

Posted 09/23/08

Second Budget Compromise Reached

Legislature Approves Budget - Sends to Governor - Updated 09/22/08

CICC Supported “Green Chemistry” in Holding Pattern

Updated 09/18/08

Governor Delivers Remarks at Fresno Budget Rally

Fate of the Green Chemistry Bills Remains in Limbo - Posted 09/18/08

Governor Holds Press Conference on State Budget

“. . . when they send me the budget, I will veto it.” - Posted 09/16/08

California Lawmakers Pass Budget Despite Veto Threat

Governor Demands More Restrictions on Future Spending - Posted 09/16/08

2008 End-of-Session Wrap-up

Updated 09/03/08

CICC Advocates for Passage of AB 1879

Companion Bill SB 509 Amended on Assembly Floor as Agreed - Posted 08/23/08

Senate Committee Gives Nod to AB 1879

CICC Testifies in Support of “Green Chemistry” Bill - Posted 08/22/08

Industry and Others Re-evaluate Positions on “Green Chemistry” Bills!

Administration Brokered Deal Cuts Both Ways - Posted 08/21/08

CFATS Conference - Oakland, CA - 08/21/08

Co-sponsors: CICC, OHS, Homeland Security Firm of Steven E Roberts, P.A.

Negotiations on “Green Chemistry” Bills Continue!

Ingredient Identification Bill SB 509 in Trouble - Posted 08/19/0198

Major Developments in Green Chemistry Negotiations!

Administration Proposes Framework for Comprehensive Chemicals Regulation Bill - Tentative Agreement Struck on Ingredient Identification Bill - Posted 08/15/08

Bush Signs Bill Banning Phthalates and Lead from Toys

Strengthens rules for the Consumer Product Safety Commission - 8/14/08

Propane Explosions Causes Thousands to Flee

Posted 08/11/08

CICC Co-Sponsors "CFATS" Conference

CSU Long Beach Campus - 07/31/08

Dow Acquires Rohm and Haas in $18.8 Billion Deal

Posted 07/10/08

Former California Congressman Cal Dooley to Head ACC

Posted 07/10/08

Science Advisory Panel Completes Report

38 Green Chemistry Options Presented to DTSC - Posted 06/04/08

Olin Evaluates Salt-to-Bleach Plant for California

Posted 05/19/08

Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) -101

Kathleen Roberts, Senior Director - ACC Product Stewardship Team - Posted 05/02/08

Under Attack - bisphenol A

Posted 04/18/08

CalEPA Announces '08 Governor's Environmental & Economic Leadership Award

Posted 03/19/08

Chemical Council & Contra Costa Industrial Association Host Anti-Terrorism Security Briefing

Posted 03/06/08

Officials Warn of Risky Levels of Formaldehyde

Hurricane Victims Encouraged to Vacate Mobile Homes - Posted 02/14/08

California Unveils Proposals for 'Green' Chemistry Program

Russell J. Dinnage, Greenwire Reporter - Posted 02/01/2008

State to Probe Development of 'Green' Chemicals

January 31, 2008

Tom Jacob and Martha Murray Join Exec Committee

Posted 01/09/08

Airgas Acquires Industrial Ammonia Operations of Pacific Diazo Products, Inc.

Posted 01/08/08

Basell and Lyondell Complete Merger Creating LyondellBasell Industries

Posted 01/09/08

Reactive Chemical Incidents Blemish Industry Safety Records

Incidents in Florida and Ohio Result in Deaths and Injuries - Posted 01/08/08

Bob Putman, CICC Director, Announces His Retirement

Posted 12/14/07

Dow and Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait Announce Global Petrochemicals Joint Venture

Posted 12/13/07

Nirma Acquires US Soda Ash Maker - Searles Valley Minerals

Posted 11/27/07

Curt Miller Announces Retirement from Georgia-Pacific

Resigns Post of CICC Treasurer and Director - Posted 11/23/07

Levy Steps Down, Killey Assumes Agrium's Director Position

Posted 08/01/07

Krkoska Assumes DAS Global Role - Sutton to Lead Pittsburg Site

Posted 07/31/07

Cindy Tuck Appointed Second in Command at Cal EPA

Posted 07/20/07

Dale Backlund Appointed Alternate Director

07/17/07 - Replaces Dow's Sandy Galganski

Proceedings of the CICC Annual Meeting & Anniversary Celebration Available

Originally posted 06/28/07

CICC/DTSC Issue Call for Pollution Prevention Projects

Originally posted 06/28/07 - 2nd-Round Applications Now Being Accepted

Methanol, et. al., Being Considered for Possible Prop 65 Listing

Posted 06/28/07

Sandy Galganski Heads to Portland

CICC Extends Thanks and Best Wishes -Posted 06/15/07

More News re: Annual Meeting // 30th Anniversary // P2 Awards

May 15, 16, 17, 2007 - Sacramento, CA

California 2008 Election Results

Daily Updates from CA Secretary of State's Office .