House Bill Backs Calls For Stricter EPA Dispersant Rules In Gulf Spill's Wake

Key House Democrats are pushing a new bill that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen its current system for regulating chemical dispersants used in oil spill cleanup efforts, echoing calls from environmentalists and the agency's Inspector General for the agency to strengthen its oversight of the controversial chemicals. The move comes as OSHA recently stepped up its efforts to protect the health and safety of oil spill workers. The new bill, H.R. 3562, would force EPA to conduct a rulemaking to amend its National Contingency Plan (NCP), its emergency response and cle