Asbestos Rule Is Tip of Chemical Regulation Iceberg

It wasn’t perfect, but it was promising. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended in 2016, was designed to give the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) new powers and obligations to study and regulate industrial chemicals.

But if current EPA actions are any guide, the limitations and outright bans that environmental and health advocates were hoping for are unlikely.