Even when it becomes common knowledge that a chemical is harmful, the Environmental Protection Agency does not have sufficient authority to restrict or ban that chemical from the market.
Paul Tonko: “Even when it becomes common knowledge that a chemical is harmful, the Environmental Protection Agency does not have…”
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Tonko highlights EPA's lack of authority to ban harmful chemicals despite public knowledge.
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