EPA Could be Forced to Conduct Risk Assessments.(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter, April, 2000

NEWLY PROPOSED Senate legislation would require the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses before it establishes or revises air quality standards.

The measure was introduced by Sens. George Voinovich (R-Ohio) and John Breaux (D-La.). It is cosponsored by Sens. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) and James Inhofe (R-Okla.).

Sen. Voinovich says the bill will make government more accountable by basing regulations on public awareness of risks, costs and benefits. The bill would "set a key precedent for reform of other environmental regulations," he adds.

Environmental activists are already lobbying against the legislation. The senators' proposal would "reverse 30 years of precedent under which the clean...

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