‘Industry Friendly’ EPA completes review of 600 new chemicals
At the end of this summer, the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) announced they had finally eliminated a backlog of more than 600 new chemicals is was reviewing under their new chemical safety program. It seems they moved fast due to “relentless pressure from the chemical industry—and internally from new industry-friendly senior management—not only to speed up reviews, but to return the program to its pre-Lautenberg practices.” 1 So, safety first, obviously. RELATED STORY: EPA Poised to Sign Off on Monsanto’s Glyphosate, Despite Warnings by Independent Scientists However, environmental groups have accused the Trump administration of simply bowing to their master, the chemical industry: “Richard...
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