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September 15, 2014

Should states be allowed to set their own standards for regulating use of chemicals?

  • There's widespread agreement that the current U.S. law needs an overhaul but a big sticking point is the role of the states.
    • By FREDERIC J. FROMMER
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — The powerful chemical industry is putting its lobbying muscle behind legislation that would establish standards for chemicals used in products from household goods to cellphones and plastic water bottles — but also make it tougher for states to enact their own regulations.

    Many states already have acted on their own — and that's what's gotten the industry's attention.


     
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