Chemical Sector Asks EPA For Rare Removal Of Substance From TRI List

Chemical manufacturers are asking EPA to take the rare step of removing a chemical from the agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting program, calling for the delisting of the common cleaning agent ethylene glycol butyl ether (EGBE) from the TRI due to what industry says are low health and environmental risks. The chemical industry association American Chemistry Council (ACC) in its petition -- recently posted on EPA's website -- argues that EGBE does not meet the requirements to be among...