‘Green’ ambition

Re “Get tough, get green,” editorial, July 14

With its Green Chemistry Initiative, California seeks to make products better without making the planet worse.

The Green Chemistry Initiative is far-reaching with an ambitious aim -- the launch of a new chemicals policy framework.

The complex issues surrounding it caused our Science Advisory Panel report to be delayed five weeks longer than anticipated. Our final report is correspondingly delayed.

The Green Chemistry Initiative will protect our environment and people from harmful substances while creating jobs. It will ensure that California’s role as an environmental leader will continue in this new century.

Maureen Gorsen

Berkeley

The writer is director of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control.