University of California



Green Chemistry:
Cornerstone to a Sustainable California (2008)


Green Chemistry in California: A Framework for Leadership in Chemicals Policy and Innovation (2006)


Green Chemistry in California Executive Summary (2006)


UC Berkeley School of Public Health Magazine (Summer, 2007)


California Out
in Front (EHP, 2007)

Program in Green Chemistry & Chemicals Policy

Program Description

Green Chemistry: Cornerstone to a Sustainable California
. Report to California EPA (2008)
UC Berkeley/UCLA press release | California EPA press release

Cornerstone Report Slideshow (pdf)

Profiles: Michael P. Wilson, PhD, MPH | Megan R. Schwarzman, MD, MPH

Updates

Chemicals Policy Update, January 2008
Chemicals Policy Update, July 2007
Chemicals Policy Update, April 2007
Chemicals Policy Update, December 2006
Chemicals Policy Update, November 2006

Resolutions

Additional Resources

UMASS Lowell: Presumption of Safety (February 2008)
UMASS Lowell: Options for State Chemicals Policy Reform (February 2008)
State of Green Business 2008
Why we need Green Chemistry
Why promote Green Chemistry
High Hopes, Low Marks: Environment Defense Report on the U.S. Chemical HPV Program
• Investor Environmental Health Network, "Fiduciary Guide to Toxic Chemical Risk" March 2007.
• Environmental Defense report by Richard Denison,"Not That Innocent: A Comparative Analysis of Canadian, European Union, and United States Policies on Industrial Chemicals" April 2007
California EPA Department of Toxic Substances Control - Green Chemistry Resources
University of Massachusetts, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, Chemicals Policy Initiative
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable

 

 

Articles

Wilson, Schwarzman. Characterizing and Addressing Policy Barriers to Green Chemistry in the United States. American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C. June 2008

Schwarzman, Wilson. Reshaping Chemicals Policy on Two Sides of the Atlantic: Comparing approaches and exploring areas for cooperation between California and the European Union. California-EU Regulatory Cooperation Project, UC Berkeley

Wilson & Kirschner Policy Developments in the United States Related to Chemicals and Electronic Waste, in "Governance, Risk and Compliance Handbook: Technology, Finance, Environmental, and International Guidance and Best Practices," Anthony Tarantino, Ed. March 2008.

Schmidt C. Environment: California Out in Front. Environmental Health Perspectives 115(3) March 2007

Wilson, Hammond, Nicas, Hubbard. Worker Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in the Vehicle Repair Industry. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 4 (301-310) May 2007

Wilson, Chia, Ehlers. Green Chemistry in California: A Framework for Leadership in Chemicals Policy and Innovation. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, Vol 16(4) 365-372, December 2006.

Alastair I. Shifting to green chemistry: the need for innovations in sustainability marketing. Business Strategy and the Environment. July 2006

Welker-Hood, Condon, Wilburn. Regulatory, Institutional, and Market-Based Approaches Towards Achieving Comprehensive Chemical Policy Reform. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. Vol. #12 No. #2, Manuscript 6. May 31, 2007

Media

San Francisco Chronicle (07/08/08)
Pesticide and Toxic Chemical News (07/07/08)
Greenwire (07/02/08)
Risk Policy Report
(06/10/08)
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News (06/09/08)
New York Times (03/26/08)
Los Angeles Times (1/31/08)
The Berkeleyan (1/30/08)
Sacramento Bee (1/29/08)
Occupational Hazards (1/29/08)
Risk Policy Report (1/22/08)
Chemical & Engineering News (1/21/08)
Sacramento Bee (1/19/08)
Daily Environment (1/17/08)
UC Berkeley Press release (1/17/08)
Oakland Tribune (1/17/08)
Daily Breeze (1/17/08)
Cal/EPA Press release (Jan 2008)
Baltimore Sun
(12/23/07)
New York Times
(12/22/07)
Chemical & Engineering News (11/19/07)
Chemical & Engineering News (11/5/07)
Public Health Magazine, (Summer 2007)
Capitol Weekly
, (7/19/07)
Integrity in Science Watch, (7/16/07)
WorldChanging: Green Chemistry
(7/9/07)
California Progress Report
(3/15/07)
Environmental Health Perspectives (March 2007)
Star-Telegram (12/03/06)
Marketplace
(11/13/06)
Risk Policy Report
(11/07/06)
Capitol Weekly
(11/02/06)
San Mateo Daily Journal
(11/01/06)
Inside California
(10/27/06)
Los Angeles Times (10/8/06)
Los Angeles Times (8/3/06)
Daily Environment (8/3/06)
Congressional Quarterly (8/2/06)
Risk Policy Report (7/4/06)
Los Angeles Times (5/11/06)
Santa Cruz Sentinel
(5/1/06)
WorldChanging: Another World is Here
(4/9/06)
San Francisco Chronicle (4/3/06)
Minnesota Public Radio (3/29/06)
California Progress Report (3/29/06)
The Berkeleyan (3/16/06)
Pesticide and Toxic Chemical News (3/17/06)
Inside Cal/EPA (3/17/06)
Chemical and Engineering News (3/15/06)
Daily Environment (3/15/06)
Los Angeles Times (3/14/06)
San Diego Union-Tribune (3/14/06)
Oakland Tribune (3/13/06)


Contact

Program in Green Chemistry and Chemicals Policy
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
School of Public Health, UC Berkeley
50 University Hall #7360
Berkeley, CA 94720

Suzanne Llewellyn, Administrative Officer llew@berkeley.edu 510-643-4422
Michael Wilson, PhD, MPH, Research Scientist mpwilson@berkeley.edu 510-642-5703
Megan Schwarzman, MD, MPH, Research Scientist mschwarzman@berkeley.edu 510-642-5703