Posted on April 19, 2019 On Wednesday morning, I received an unexpected call from Alex Dunn, Assistant Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, notifying me that EPA would be promulgating its significant new use rule (SNUR) for asbestos in an hour. While I appreciate that Ms. Dunn recognized [...]
Posted on April 17, 2019 TEN WAYS EPA’S SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE FOR ASBESTOS FAILS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM ASBESTOS On April 17, 2019, the EPA issued a significant new use rule (SNUR) for asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This rule is not a ban. In fact, it falls woefully short [...]
Posted on April 15, 2019 On the record and circling the globe. During the recent hearing held by the U.S. Energy and Commerce House Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) asked the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a clear-cut question: “Will you commit to banning ongoing uses of asbestos [...]