January 8, 2013 at 05:28 PM
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) is pointing to the Environmental Protection Agency's recent release of risk assessments for five commonly used chemicals to bolster the need for his bill to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), arguing that under the current statute EPA has little authority to limit use of the chemicals should it conclude that they are dangerous to human health or the environment.