EPA Urged To Use New TSCA Power To Ban Asbestos, Flame Retardants

EPA is facing calls from lawmakers, environmental groups and the motor equipment manufacturing sector to use its new regulatory authority under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to classify asbestos, flame retardants and several other controversial chemicals as the first 10 high priority chemicals to target under the law. In recent written comments to the agency obtained this week by Inside EPA , stakeholders pitch the substances that they want EPA to include on the pending list of 10...