CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY…

                            CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                           Department of Toxic Substances Control

                                      MEDIA ADVISORY
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor                                            Maureen F. Gorsen, Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                             Contact:
May 7, 2008                                                                              Angela Blanchette
                                                                                             510-540-3732

  Workshop on `Strengthening California's Consumer Protection Laws'
              for California's Green Chemistry Initiative
On Thursday, May 8, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will hold a workshop in El Segundo
for the public and other interested stakeholders to discuss how to strengthen California's consumer protection
laws. At the workshop, members of the public and interested stakeholders (e.g. industry representatives,
lobbyists, non-governmental organizations, etc.) will work together to help identify options to strengthen the
state's consumer protection laws. These options will in turn be presented in a report from Cal/EPA Secretary
Linda Adams to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger this summer on the California's Green Chemistry Initiative.
The Green Chemistry Initiative strives to reduce or eliminate the use of toxic chemicals in our products through
smarter design, manufacturing and packaging of products.

What:    Workshop on "Strengthening California's Consumer Protection Laws" for California's Green Chemistry
         Initiative

When:    May 8, 2008
         9:00 a.m. ­ 1:00 p.m.

Where: El Segundo Public Library
       111 W. Mariposa Avenue
       El Segundo, CA


For more detailed information about the May 8 workshop, please visit DTSC's website at:
http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/PollutionPrevention/GreenChemistryInitiative/CP_Laws.cfm
Workshop participants will be encouraged to continue the "conversation with California" following the meeting by
posting comments on DTSC's green chemistry blog site at:
http://californiagreenchemistry.squarespace.com/welcome/

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The mission of the Department of Toxic Substances Control is to provide the highest level of safety, and
                     to protect public health and the environment from toxic harm.