Industry’s New-Chemicals Petition Sparks Debate Over Planned EPA Rule

An industry attorney who served as an EPA toxics deputy in the Trump administration says the recent TSCA petition he and colleagues filed seeking to overhaul rules for new-chemical reviews is intended to “jump-start” talks on the agency’s expected proposal to improve the delay-ridden process, though an environmentalist views the petition as self-serving. “I’m sure you’ve heard industry folks complain about the system, but I’ve not seen anybody put pen to paper and say, ‘This is what we think could...