Almost Quote by Bethany McLean

Even when safety guidelines and regulations are in place, the rate of chemicals acceptable by law may be far higher than what is genuinely…

— Erin Brockovich

Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry - especially the…

— Angela Merkel

Nothing is more dangerous in practice, than an obstinate, unbending adherence to a system, particularly in its application to the wants and errors of…

— Jean-Baptiste Say

We have parts of our system which are overwhelmed by regulation. It wasn't the absence of regulation that was the problem. It was despite…

— Timothy Geithner

It is a secret both in nature and state, that it is safer to change many things than one.

— Francis Bacon

We haven't developed what some have called the precautionary principle which will say look, if there's a reason, if a product is safe, that's…

— David Rosner

I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more…

— Don Nickles

Government and other scientists have identified hundreds of chemicals that are linked to diseases in small concentrations and that are unregulated in drinking water…

— Charles Duhigg

There are certain systems that I think are not working well - that's the regulatory system, the whole system of how we regulate chemicals…

— Robert Bilott

Regulations have certainly gone too far in a number of areas, but it's important to remember that regulations are meant to be protective, and…

— Christine Todd Whitman

Unacceptable Levels is Powerful. It tells the story of toxic chemicals in just about every aspect of our lives, and the egregious lack of…

— Joan Blades

Too much safety seems to yield only danger in the long run,

— Aldo Leopold