Agencies' Plan To Create New Facility Safety Group Faces Broad Skepticism

Industry and public health advocates are skeptical that a Trump administration plan to create a new OSHA and EPA working group will better inform first responders of facilities' safety risks, with industry arguing EPA's facility accident prevention program already addresses the risk while an advocate is criticizing officials for rolling back Obama-era efforts to update the program. At the urging of Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), OSHA, EPA and other agencies recently formed a working group that is seeking to improve...