Health, environmental and labor groups are voicing their opposition to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed changes to the nation’s premier chemical safety law, saying the changes will leave workers and everyday Americans more vulnerable to hazardous chemical exposures.

The concerns are focused on changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a federal law under which the EPA evaluates chemicals to make sure human and environmental health will be protected before chemicals are put into the marketplace. In September the EPA proposed getting rid of TSCA amendments added during the Biden administration and solicited public comment on the changes. The public comment period closed Friday.

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