Herb Estreicher Quoted in Article on U.S. Chemical Makers Sharing Use Data

Keller and Heckman Partner Herb Estreicher was quoted in the Bloomberg Law article, “U.S. Chemical Makers’ Sharing of Use Data Stirs Debate.” The article discusses how only a limited number of U.S. manufacturers have shared chemical use information with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since the primary U.S. industrial chemicals law was amended in 2016, and one attorney says they need to do a better job. 

The EPA is in the process of reviewing 10 chemicals to possibly control their risks under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The reviews could result in new restrictions on the chemicals, which include asbestos fibers and the solvents methylene chloride and trichlorotheylene. 

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