Environmentalists Press EPA For More Reforms To New Chemical Reviews

Environmentalists are pressing EPA to expand on its recent moves to tighten TSCA controls on new chemicals, such as through broader analysis of “plausible” future uses, additional toxicity testing and more aggressive enforcement, while also defending the agency’s early reforms against attacks from industry groups. In an April 7 letter to acting agency chemicals chief Michal Freedhoff, five environmental groups praise her reversals of two Trump-era policies that limited the scope of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) enforcement orders in...