EPA Seeks To Boost TSCA Funding, Staff Levels By Half In FY23 Budget

EPA is asking Congress to boost the TSCA office’s budget and staffing levels by roughly 50 percent each in its fiscal year 2023 budget request, seeking an additional $64 million and 149 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for the program in what it says is a necessary move to close massive resource and personnel shortfalls. The FY23 White House budget request and EPA’s budget in brief , both released March 28, outline a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) budget of $124...