Lawmakers Urged To Preserve States' Authority In TSCA Conference Bill

February 16, 2016
State officials are urging lawmakers preparing for conference talks to reconcile House and Senate Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform bills to ensure the final legislation preserves states' authority to develop and implement their own chemical safety standards, one of the most contentious issues in the efforts to overhaul TSCA. “The ability of states to develop and impose standards pending final EPA rules on some or all of the substances addressed by TSCA should be maintained,” write the National Governors'...


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