Senators, families urge EPA to take stronger action on toxic chemicals
Senators from both sides of the aisle and families personally affected by exposure to toxic chemicals had a message for the acting Environmental Protection Agency chief Wednesday: Take a more aggressive approach to regulating chemicals that could cause cancer.
Members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee asked Wheeler, in his first appearance on Capitol Hill since taking over at the agency, to commit to stricter rules on chemicals connected to health problems or cancer that have been found in communities across the country or ones connected to accidental deaths or illnesses.
