Industry Group Seeks Changes in TSCA

Industry is sometimes accused of avoiding regulation at all costs. That isn't necessarily the case. The New York Times reports that a representative of the American Chemistry Council, which represents many chemical manufacturers, is seeking a revamp of the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA. That is an environmental statute that governs the production and licensing of the many man-made chemicals that are necessary to modern society. The ACC is hoping that an updating of TSCA will restore faith in the protections offered to American consumers by the Act.