Senate Confirms Freedhoff As OCSPP Chief, Boosting TSCA Overhaul

The Senate has easily confirmed Michal Freedhoff as EPA’s new assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), bolstering her authority to complete a sweeping overhaul of the TSCA program that is already underway. Lawmakers approved Freedhoff’s nomination by a voice vote with no recorded opposition late on June 14, in the latest show of her broad support among senators. The Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) backed her by a margin of 19-1 following her...