Anti-Plastic Groups Ask EPA To Oppose PVC Water Lines Amid TSCA Review

Environmentalists and public-health groups seeking tight controls on plastic chemicals are urging EPA to “weigh in” against polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes as replacements for lead drinking water lines ahead of an expected years-long TSCA risk evaluation of vinyl chloride, a key component in the material that the advocates say can leach into water supplies. But the leader of one such group says agency officials appear reluctant to step into that debate, leaving citizen and industry groups on both sides to...