TSCA Paint Dust-Lead Rule Adds To Focus On Interlocking Policies

EPA’s new rule tightening TSCA dust-lead standards for homes with lead paint is adding to a focus on how the chemicals program will drive efforts to reduce exposure to the notoriously neurotoxic metal, both directly and through indirect avenues -- such as a growing battle over the risks of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic as a replacement for lead pipes. Last week, EPA finalized its long-awaited Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) rule overhauling Trump-era dust-lead “hazard” and “clearance” levels, setting the...