Sen. Boxer Urges EPA To Start Process For TSCA Prohibition On Asbestos

August 26, 2016
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ranking member on the environment committee, is urging EPA to use new authority in the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to start the process of developing a ban on asbestos, saying that some lawmakers who backed TSCA reform did so with the expectation it would help EPA issue the prohibition. The law, signed by President Obama on June 22, requires EPA to decide by mid-December on a list of 10 chemicals that it will prioritize...


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