ACC's Beck, Vocal IRIS Critic, Poised To Join EPA As Deputy Toxics Chief

Nancy Beck, a top chemical industry representative and long-time critic of EPA risk assessments, is expected to join EPA next week as the new principal deputy assistant administrator in the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) where she will play a key role implementing the revised toxics law. Her appointment is likely to be welcomed by chemical industry officials, who have long been concerned that the Trump administration may not want to quickly implement the overhauled Toxic Substances...