Freedhoff Lays Out Limited Agenda For TSCA Rules Absent Budget Boost

EPA chemicals chief Michal Freedhoff says the agency is poised to propose four of the 10 pending TSCA risk management rules in the coming months, starting with the solvent methylene chloride, but rules for the remaining five substances the law requires the agency to regulate could take years longer if Congress does not boost funding for the cash-strapped program. During her keynote address to the Environmental Law Institute’s June 29 online seminar marking the sixth anniversary of Congress’ reform of...