AFL-CIO, EDF Say Proposed NMP Rule Fails To Address Worker Risks

The AFL-CIO and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) are urging EPA to strengthen its proposed TSCA rule for n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) by banning more uses of the solvent and imposing tighter restrictions on continuing applications, saying the current version sidesteps the hierarchy of controls and will not adequately protect workers. In comments filed ahead of a July 29 deadline but only published later online, both groups -- the only nationwide environmental or labor organizations to weigh in on the rule according to...