White House Praises TSCA Push But Questions Industry Chemical Reviews

The White House is praising Congress' bipartisan push to advance Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform bills and hopes to see “strong” final legislation that President Obama can sign, but the administration is questioning a House plan for industry to request chemical safety reviews that could overtake EPA's review priorities. The review provision in the lower chamber's TSCA reform bill, H.R. 2576 , has already prompted push-back from environmentalists. The administration's concern about the language signals that it is just...