Sheldon Whitehouse actually said...

The extraction, development, and refinement of tar sands are harmful to communities' health in both Canada and the U.S.

Whitehouse addresses the health risks associated with tar sands extraction.

02/25/2014

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How well did that work out with tobacco? How well did that work out with lead?

Congress should reform TSCA; there is an emerging consensus that reform is necessary.

So to put a limiter on that sentence, we do not think that EPA should be burdened with the determination that each chemical is safe for its ...

Isn't that the purpose of environmental regulation, is to assure that a chemical is safe for its intended use?