Exiting ORD Chief Touts EPA Record Issuing Stalled Risk Assessments

摘要

Outgoing EPA research chief Paul Anastas is highlighting Administrator Lisa Jackson's record in issuing long-stalled agency risk assessments for high-profile chemicals, despite controversy from industry groups and Republicans about the credibility of the agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program. In a Feb. 14 interview with Inside EPA, days before his scheduled Feb. 17 departure from the agency, Anastas emphasized that Jackson had recently been able to push through high-profile assessments for both trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (perc) - two ubiquitous solvents - while garnering praise from many constituencies.