For decades, the Toxic Substances Control Act has operated under an unreasonable risk standard, which requires EPA to perform a cost-benefit analysis to determine whether or not a chemical is to be regulated.
Waxman criticizes the outdated risk standard of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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