US environment agency delivers on chemical reform
By 
Rebecca Trager2017-06-29T00:03:00
One year after Obama enacted law to modernise chemical regulation the EPA has met its deadlines and issued the required rules
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final rules for the updated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that regulates new and existing chemicals in the US. Released on 22 June, the rules establish a process for the agency to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether a chemical presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health or the environment, without consideration of costs.