Lawmakers’ push to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act is being met with far less consensus on potential changes than 10 years ago, when Congress first overhauled the law.
During a recent forum on the law, people working for manufacturing trade associations, a former senator, scientists, and environmental health advocates voiced diverse perspectives on whether it’s time to revise the law as proposed by some House and Senate lawmakers.
Many speakers shared a central frustration during the forum: Regulatory certainty and public health protections have been thwarted by policy flip flops adopted by the four administrations that have overseen the ...