EPA Watchdog Questions Standards For Carcinogenic Chemical Emissions

"An internal government watchdog on Thursday questioned the adequacy of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emissions standards for an air pollutant that the agency considers carcinogenic and another that it considers likely carcinogenic.

A report from the EPA’s inspector general’s office said that there are “potentially unacceptable risks from chloroprene and ethylene oxide emissions in some areas of the country.”

It added that the agency can’t “provide assurance” that its current standards regulating emissions of the chemicals are protective."

Rachel Frazin reports for The Hill May 6, 2021.

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"EPA Should Conduct New Residual Risk and Technology Reviews for Chloroprene-and Ethylene Oxide-Emitting Source Categories to Protect Human Health" (EPA OIG Report)