EPA Readies Landmark TSCA Rules Governing Asbestos, Methylene Chloride

EPA is entering a landmark year for TSCA regulation as it prepares to finalize a proposed ban on uses of chrysotile asbestos, the first rule based on a risk evaluation under the reformed law, and readies a proposal for the solvent methylene chloride that could set a long-term precedent on how the agency will approach risk management for other existing chemicals. Although EPA has crafted a handful of rules for existing chemicals since Congress overhauled the Toxic Substances Control Act...