MAJOR REFORM OF AUTO INDUSTRY CHEMICAL CONTROLS LOOMS IN USA
October 1st, 2009
BY ALAN OSBORN
STRICT regulation of chemicals is coming to the US and although there is concern within the American auto industry, there is certainly no panic - at least not so far. Legislation is expected to be introduced before Thanksgiving by Senator Frank Lautenberg (New Jersey) and others in Congress for a long overdue updating of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and it could be tough. Lisa Jackson, the ambitious administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has said there is a need to review all chemicals according to risk, based ...
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