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ACC Attacks EPA’s Alternatives, Cost Analyses For Methylene Chloride Rule

May 30, 2023 at 6:08 PM
Officials with the American Chemistry Council (ACC) say EPA failed to fully consider either less-burdensome alternatives to its proposed rule aimed at protecting workers from the toxic solvent methylene chloride or the true economic costs of a widespread phaseout, including the range of employers that could be forced to under a total ban. During a May 25 ACC webinar on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) methylene chloride proposal, LeaAnne Forest, the trade group’s coordinator for chemical products and technology,...

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