Toxic Substances Act Vote Could Come Soon – Lautenberg
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Legislators, industry and others shared their views on updating the Toxic Substances Control Act at a Nov. 17 hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee’s Subcommittee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental Health.
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