Industry Urges Officials To Narrow Scope of Vinyl Chloride Risk Evaluation

Industry is pressing Trump administration officials to make numerous changes to its draft scoping document for the TSCA risk evaluation of vinyl chloride, with manufacturers arguing EPA must acknowledge “unreasonable risk” is not just any type of risk and pointing to existing protections for workers. “The draft document represents a reasonable starting point for stakeholder input on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation for vinyl chloride, but numerous changes are necessary to ensure that EPA’s risk evaluation is...