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...Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given the University a temporary permit for construction and will hold hearings this winter before issuing a permanent occupancy permit...
...present time, the EPA seems satisfied that the construction project uses "the best possible technology" to reduce noise and pollution, Champion said...
...proven guilty. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reverses this presumption. Under TSCA, chemical manufacturers are required to give the Environmental Protection Agency at least three months' notice before beginning commercial production of a new chemical or before marketing an existing chemical for a new use. If the EPA sees no risks, it can simply give the chemical company the go-ahead sign...
...EPA considers the chemical potentially dangerous-or feels that its hazards have been insufficiently analyzed-it can act to keep it off the market. The law allows the agency to issue an order prohibiting or limiting production of the chemical either indefinitely or pending further testing. If a manufacturer objects, the agency can obtain a court injunction simply by showing that the substance in question has not been adequately tested...
...TSCA is considered a good start. The Manufacturing Chemists Association believes that the nation's chemical companies can live with the new regulations. However, the expense to industry will be high; the association's estimates range from a low of $360 million up to $ 1.3 billion. An EPA estimate of $143 million was considered 30% too low by the General Accounting Office...