DuPont, Dow to Get What They Asked For: Tough EPA Oversight
- Senate nears biggest chemical safety overhaul in 40 years
- Industry faces hodgepodge of state rules, retailer policies
Dupont corporate headquarters is seen on Dec. 11, 2015, in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Congress is working to send President Barack Obama the biggest overhaul of rules governing chemicals in four decades, a change sought by an industry that has faced a hodgepodge of retailer bans, consumer boycotts and state regulations.
The Senate is near an agreement to pass a revised Toxic Substances Control Act that would expand the Environmental Protection Agency’s oversight of chemicals used in products such as spot cleaners and paint strippers. The chemical industry, including lobbyists for DuPont Co. and Dow Chemical Co., pushed for the legislation to provide companies with consistent rules to follow.