Senators Press Regan For Quick Action On TSCA Risk Management Rules

June 9, 2021
Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee’s environment panel are urging EPA Administrator Michael Regan to quickly issue TSCA regulations limiting use of asbestos and other high-priority chemicals, saying they expect the agency to use the authority they gave it when Congress overhauled the law in 2016. During a June 9 hearing on EPA’s fiscal year 2022 budget request, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), who chairs the appropriations subcommittee on the environment, urged Regan to “push” his team to issue Toxic Substances...


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