Stakeholders Spar Over Effects Of Proposed TSCA Framework Changes

Environmental and industry groups are offering competing views of the expected effects of the Trump EPA’s proposed changes to the TSCA “framework” rule for evaluating the risks of existing chemicals, with environmentalists arguing the changes will result in understating risks and industry praising EPA for bringing order to a chaotic process. “EPA’s new proposal would weaken the review of toxic substances currently in use, preventing the consideration of all the ways people are exposed to these chemicals and discounting real-world...