A number of lawmakers from both the democratic and the Republican parties signed on, and the legislation was supported by industry and environmental groups.
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a sweeping overhaul of America's chemical safety standards that require safety reviews of all chemicals in active commerce.
The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act is the most significant environmental law in more than a quarter-century. It promises to completely revamp #
“For the first time in our history, we'll actually be able to regulate chemicals effectively. And we're doing it in the same, overwhelmingly bipartisan fashion,” Obama said.
Major business groups such as the American Chemistry Council and the National Association of Manufacturers, as well as safety and health groups like the Environmental Defense Fund and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families have also supported the new law. (SH)
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