Environmental Protection Agency’s Reporting on Chemicals Questioned

Environmental Protection Agency’s Reporting on Chemicals Questioned
A sign of the EPA at its building in Washington on Sept. 21, 2017. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo
Nathan Worcester
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to change the way it gathers data on commercial chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), prompting concerns from some environmental activists at a time when the agency is already under scrutiny after whistleblowers’ allegations that it’s fast-tracking dangerous chemicals because of industry pressure.

Three Democratic congressional committee heads have written to the agency seeking a response to the claims.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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