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(Beyond Pesticides<\/i>, November 22, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, James Jones, testified<\/a> before the House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy last week. The subject of Jones\u2019 testimony: EPA\u2019s informal observations on the proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act (CSIA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Introduced this past April, the CSIA seeks to reform the severely outdated and ineffective Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA)<\/a>, the nation\u2019s primary chemical safety law. Adopted in 1976, TSCA established an inventory and notification framework to monitor and assess the commercial production and importation of chemicals. Excluding large swaths of chemicals (such as pesticides and drugs) and placing the burden on EPA to demonstrate unreasonable risks to health or the environment, TSCA has done little to protect the public from or enable EPA to restrict the uses of the more than 84,000 chemicals in the marketplace today.<\/p>\n

As one 2009 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report noted<\/a>, \u201cSince 1976, EPA has issued regulations to control only five existing chemicals.\u201d Assistant Administrator Jones\u2019s testimony was quick to point out TSCA\u2019s many flaws, including the grandfathering in of 60,000+ chemicals without any kind of testing and EPA\u2019s inability to require testing in the 37 years since the laws inception on little more than 200 of the more than 84,000 chemicals listed in the TSCA inventory.<\/p>\n

Despite the recognition of these severe flaws and the need for reform, Assistant Administrator Jones was not prepared to offer EPA\u2019s formal position on the proposed CSIA. Instead, he referred the Subcommittee to EPA\u2019s \u201cEssential Principles for Reform of Chemicals Management Legislation\u201d and urged cautious consideration. Among other points, the main principles call for sound-science reviews based on risk-based criteria, manufacturer provided conclusions that new and existing chemicals are safe, risk-management decisions that account for sensitive subpopulations and availability of substitutes, timely priority chemicals assessments, green chemistry encouragement, increased transparency and public access to information, and sustained program funding.<\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides has long criticized the risk assessment methodology<\/a> used by EPA under pesticide law, \u00a0encouraging instead an alternatives assessment methodology with regulatory triggers to adopt alternatives and drive green-market solutions. While the EPA\u2019s principles communicate support for improvement standards and consideration of several important issues \u2014like accounting for sensitive subpopulations and encouraging green chemistry, they are too reliant on the failed risk-assessment methodologies and economic considerations to offer any meaningful progress.<\/p>\n

The Preemption Divide<\/b><\/p>\n

The principles also avoid the most pressing issue surrounding the CSIA: preemption<\/a>. Environmental groups, including Beyond Pesticides, have raised serious concerns<\/a> over the CSIA\u2019s provisions that would prohibit judicial review of EPA\u2019s designation of a chemical as \u201chigh\u201d or \u201clow priority.\u201d Because of this provision, states would be unable to challenge EPA\u2019s designation of a chemical in federal court and adopt and enforce new laws regulating these chemicals. CSIA would prevent states from regulating chemicals \u00a0months or even years<\/i> \u00a0before a single protective federal regulation becomes effective, leaving an enormous gap in chemical safety protections and exposing human health and the environment to undue harm. The proposed legislation would also impose stricter waiver requirements, removing state\u2019s abilities to impose bans or stricter regulations on specific chemicals without applying for and receiving a waiver from EPA.<\/p>\n

State authorities<\/a>, public health groups, and environmental advocates alike have cause for concern. Lobbying for \u00a0preemption laws is a tried and true practice of the chemical industry. Arguing under the guise of coherence and a unified national approach<\/a>, chemical industry leaders would prefer weaker, uniform standards that fail to account for localized needs and sensitive populations.<\/p>\n

Although the EPA principles are mum on preemption, the Assistant Administrator\u2019s testimony did seem to raise a neutral flag on the issue in his closing remarks: \u201cWe understand the concerns raised by many stakeholders regarding the appropriate role for states in addressing the risks of chemicals to which their citizens are exposed, and the EPA stands ready to provide technical assistance on this important issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beyond Pesticides continues to fight for strong, public protections against chemicals in our homes and environment and any form of legislation that would diminish the right of communities and individuals alike to establish protective laws, regulations, and standards.<\/p>\n

Sources: Politico<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/i><\/p>\n

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