"Boxer Introduces Her Own Chemical Reform Legislation"

"Displeased with legislation introduced earlier this week, Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) have drafted their own bill to reform the nation’s chemical laws.

The Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act unveiled Thursday requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to act quickly to consider a ban on asbestos and maintains states’ rights to protect people from dangerous toxic chemicals. Environmentalists said the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which Sens. Tom Udall  (D-N.M.) and David Vitter (R-La.) introduced on Tuesday, failed to address those issues.

Lawmakers have long agreed there is a need to reform the Toxic Chemicals Control Act, which is widely viewed as a broken and unenforceable law, but the consensus ends there."

Lydia Wheeler reports for The Hill March 12, 2015.

SEE ALSO:

"Will the US Ever Pass a New Chemical Safety Law?" (Guardian)

"Chemical Safety Bills Face Off In Senate" (Huffington Post)

"Sen. Udall Faces Scrutiny Over Sweeping Chemical Bill" (AP)

"Sen. David Vitter's Chemical Safety Bill Has New Competition" (New Orleans Times-Picayune)