Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 63 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Best Web OpEds    H3'ed 5/22/19

Internal emails reveal how the chemical lobby fights regulation

Quicklink Submitted By   1 comment, 8 series
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Susan Lee Schwartz
Become a Fan
  (23 fans)

"Chemicals experts outside the industry say the lobbying efforts on TCE demonstrate the strategies that companies with toxic products have used for decades: sowing doubt about toxicology science, stalling regulation and wielding influence with political officials through campaign donations. The playbook repeats itself over and over!” The US has long allowed companies to use thousands of chemicals with little or no data on whether they are safe. A 2016 update to US chemical laws is meant to require more testing, but critics say Trump’s EPA is using the new process to undermine ongoing reviews. The EPA says the changes to how it assesses chemicals will let the agency “expeditiously” regulate dangerous ones.The public only learns about the harmful chemicals that have unusual effects or that are discovered randomly by scientists."

Read the rest of the story HERE:

At www.theguardian.com
Rate It | View Ratings

Susan Lee Schwartz Social Media Pages: Facebook Page       Twitter Page       Linked In Page       Instagram Page

I began teaching in 1963,; Ba and BS in Education -Brooklyn College. I have the equivalent of 2 additional Master's, mainly in Literacy Studies and Graphic Design. I was the only seventh grade teacher of English from 1990 -1999 at East Side (more...)
 

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Follow Me on Twitter     Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Other Series: View All 514 Articles in "FRAUD & Mendacity."

Other Series: View All 945 Articles in "Shameful"

Other Series: View All 374 Articles in "UTTER CONTEMPT"

Other Series: View All 229 Articles in "WEALTH"

Other Series: View All 732 Articles in "wrecking Ball"

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend