Abstract
Ensuring the safety of chemicals is one of the most serious management challenges facing the US Environmental Protection Agency, according to a recent report from the EPA’s Office of Inspector General . The agency is not on track to meet statutory deadlines in 2023 related to chemical safety because of an increased workload and the need for resources, particularly scientists trained in chemical risk assessment, the report finds. The EPA has not been able to meet deadlines under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) ever since Congress revamped the law in 2016 . And the agency is slipping further behind each year. In 2020, under former president Donald J. Trump’s administration, the EPA completed the first 10 risk evaluations for high-priority chemicals on the market . Several of those assessments were 6 months late. In June 2021, under the new leadership of Michal Freedhoff, the EPA’s chemical office changed how
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