EPA Faces Calls To Overhaul Risk Assessments As Key TSCA Steps Near

Scientists, industry and environmental groups are all pushing EPA to reconsider its approach to chemical risk assessments as it readies a slate of landmark steps on TSCA reviews, including its first moves toward considering cumulative risks under the law as well as statutory deadlines for completing 20 evaluations of existing chemicals. Last week, an array of scientists including former key officials at EPA and current state regulators published a set of peer-reviewed papers urging an overhaul of the agency’s approach...