EPA Readies Proposed Overhaul Of TSCA Risk Evaluation ‘Framework’ Rule

EPA could soon release its long-awaited proposal to rewrite the Trump-era rule governing TSCA risk evaluations of existing chemicals after it cleared White House review, teeing up what is expected to be codification of changes the Biden administration has already made to the toxics program, though some stakeholders have pushed for a broader approach. The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the risk-evaluation proposal late on Oct. 13 -- over three months after EPA sent its draft...