EPA Official Details Chemicals Office Reorganization To Speed TSCA Reviews

The Trump EPA plans to expand its chemicals office “by at least 130 people,” the office’s top political appointee told staff earlier this week, which is expected to speed TSCA reviews of chemicals, including consideration of risks to workers, though the additional personnel are being moved from EPA’s gutted research office, a move that is drawing criticism. Nancy Beck, the principal deputy assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), told staff during a May 2...