Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
Richard A. Denison, Senior Scientist
Founded in 1967, the Environmental Defense Fund represents more than 700,000 members. The organization links science, economics, and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society’s most urgent environmental problems. Richard Denison has 25 years of experience specializing in policy, hazard and risk assessment, and management for industrial chemicals and nanomaterials. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences’ Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and serves on the Green Ribbon Science Panel for California’s Green Chemistry initiative. The following is from a statement before the Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Energy…