TSCA Reform Needed, Stakeholders Agree, But Swift Passage Is Doubtful
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Although Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., is committed to recasting the Toxic Substances Control Act during the 112th Congress, speakers at the GlobalChem Conference in Baltimore were doubtful that it would pass soon.
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