EPA Staff Detail Allegations That Leaders Weakened New Chemicals Reviews

July 8, 2021
The four EPA toxics office scientists who are asking the inspector general to investigate the office are detailing a host of alleged incidents where they say career leaders improperly overrode their findings to secure less-stringent TSCA reviews of new chemicals. According to their joint whistleblower complaint , which Inside TSCA has reviewed, and an exclusive July 2 interview, the whistleblowers allege several cases where supervisors made inappropriate and sometimes factually incorrect changes to their analyses of human health risks...


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