Craig Welch

Jul 10, 2024 | postandcourier.com | Craig Welch |Jana Cholakovska |Pooja Sarkar |Alec Gitelman

The chief law that determines how the U.S. federal government regulates chemicals dates back to 1976. It authorizes the EPA to restrict compounds that threaten public health. But the original bill included concessions to the chemical industry, requiring the agency to adopt the “least burdensome” rules. Responsibility also fell on the agency to prove any chemical was dangerous, rather than requiring companies to prove chemicals were safe. Steven D.

Jul 10, 2024 | postandcourier.com | Craig Welch |Jana Cholakovska |Pooja Sarkar |Alec Gitelman

The chief law that determines how the U.S. federal government regulates chemicals dates back to 1976. It authorizes the EPA to restrict compounds that threaten public health. But the original bill included concessions to the chemical industry, requiring the agency to adopt the “least burdensome” rules. Responsibility also fell on the agency to prove any chemical was dangerous, rather than requiring companies to prove chemicals were safe. Steven D.