Natural Resources Defense Council report shows how changes in federal rules will dramatically increase the public's exposure to carcinogens. The actions amount to a ‘pro-cancer’ agenda, the report states.
Former industry officials are running the EPA, a former employee says. The shift away from the "no safe level of exposure" principle is among the most widely reverberating changes.
The changes could also weaken cleanup requirements for Superfund sites, many of which contain carcinogenic chemicals. The agency appears to be using stall tactics to grind regulatory process to a halt, the report alleges.
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