September 8, 2016 at 04:59 PM
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is joining her fellow California senator asking EPA to include asbestos as one of the first 10 high-risk chemicals the agency prioritizes for review and possible regulation under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), saying that doing so would “reaffirm confidence” in EPA's power to restrict the known carcinogen in workplaces and elsewhere.