CALIFORNIA TOXICS BILLS FALL SHORT OF ACTIVISTS' GOALS FOR TSCA REFORM

Public health advocates are applauding the California legislature's passage of legislation reforming the state's toxics control program for "taking a great step away" from chemical-by-chemical reform, but some say the initiative won't immediately shift the burden of proof from regulators to industry as activists consider necessary for comprehensive federal chemical management reform. Many environmentalists want to see a comprehensive overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the 30-year-old law that regulates industrial chemicals. Some have touted S. 3040, a bill...