EPA chemical health hazards program has 55-year backlog of work, report says

By Chris Hamby

Eighteen months after the Environmental Protection Agency announced reforms to its controversial process for evaluating health hazards posed

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"… s that would protect the public, according to the report by the Center for Progressive Reform, a public health and environmental protection group. “[The Obama adminis …"

"… Public Integrity.Input from other agenciesThe new report by the Center for Progressive Reform criticizes a 2004 policy giving other federal agencies advance input on th …"

"… But those changes have produced “only modest progress,” the Center for Progressive Reform says, while the database remains “woefully incomplete.” The report ide …"

Report suggests OSHA safeguard contingent workers

By Chris Hamby

Regulators should launch an enforcement blitz of companies using large numbers of contingent workers, a nonprofit group concludes.

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"… ingent,” workers, a new report recommends.The report from the Center for Progressive Reform, a nonprofit research and advocacy group, echoes many of the findings of a …"