The president just signed a law that affects nearly every product you use

Washington Post ^ | June 22, 2016 | By Darryl Fears

[Oldeconomybuyer]

President Obama signed a bill into law Wednesday that places stronger regulations on chemicals present in nearly every product Americans use, including detergents, clothing, paint thinners, cleansers and automobiles.

The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act passed by Congress early this month in a rare bipartisan vote. It updates the Toxic Substances Control Act, which had not been reauthorized since the Ford administration in the mid-1970s. The new law gives the Environmental Protection Agency more oversight and stronger tools to monitor chemicals that in some cases could cause cancer and other health problems in adults and children.

EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said the TSCA was well meant when it was originally passed but "without major changes to the law, EPA couldn't take the actions necessary to protect people from toxic chemicals."

"The updated law gives EPA the authorities we need to protect American families from the health effects of dangerous chemicals," McCarthy said in a statement. And at EPA, we're excited to get to work putting it into action."

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Just what America needs - a more powerful and aggressive EPA.

[sagar]

How about market and the consumers decide what is “toxic” and what is not.

[McGruff]

He’s dead Jim.

[SoFloFreeper]

Oh great. More power in the hands of a federal bureaucracy.

And they wonder why Trump won the Republican contest.

SICK OF INSIDERS. SICK OF THE NANNY STATE!

[Buckeye McFrog]

You read right, America.

In the midst of Obama’s EPA rampaging through every facet of your lives, the Republicans just voted to give it MORE POWER.

[Fresh Wind]

I’m more worried about toxic politicians.

[Paladin2]

Just which chemicals are these?

[stephenjohnbanker]

I would fire the lot of them! Every state already has their own EPA laws. The feds are just THUGS.

[Yo-Yo]

Sounds like it is modeling the California law.

Ever read the fine print on something and see words to the effect “This product contains ingredients known to the State of California to cause cancer”?

[Robert DeLong]

Another reason to vote for Trump, as he said he would close their doors for good.

[Bratch]

Just which chemicals are these?

Dihydrogen monoxide

[j. earl carter]

I'm guessing they are Californizing the entire country.

For many years, it has been standard procedure in my family to select chemical/cleaning products by looking for the "not for sale in California" label. Things that aren't for sale in California usually work better.

[Vigilanteman]

Living in the loonie bin called the State of California is known to cause cancer and mental illness. My wife and I moved out in 1984.

[Paladin2]

Deadly...

[bubbacluck]

If he signed a bill then it had to come from congress. There is shared blame here.

[GregoTX]

Unlike the old version, the new law allows the EPA to stop a potentially dangerous chemical from going to market.

Like lead and gunpowder?

[Sopater]

Dihydrogen monoxide

Yikes, that's dangerous stuff... and it's everywhere.

[pepsi_junkie]

I think Rush has repeatedly pointed out is that the way to kill these bureaucracies is to de-fund, de-fund, de-fund.

It seems that more and more that is not an option. Even if this weak and compliant congress could be coerced to cut funds, someone would sue and the courts would say it's illegal to do so. It's absurd, of course, but that's where we are. Look at the efforts to cut funding to planned parenthood.

[fishtank]

Here’s the list:

Tobacco = BAD

Marijuana = GOOD

/sarc