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...influential husband-and-wife teams in Washington. In contrast to Jill, Bill has been a quiet team player, moving to rehabilitate the EPA's reputation and employee morale, which were damaged by a spate of congressional investigations into political favoritism, conflict of interest and mismanagement of the toxic-waste program under former Chief Anne Burford...
More important, the proposed law does not require that businesses stop using toxic materials, simply that it alert employees to their presence in the workplace...
WHAT REALLY CONCERNS employees and chemical companies is that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. As citizens realize the extent to which they are exposed to hazardous materials and the medical dangers of this exposure, pressure will undoubtedly mount for stricter regulation of toxic chemicals. The implicit, if not the stated, aim of the Right to Know legislation is not knowledge for knowledge's sake, but the power to mandate a safe work environment. Simply knowing that the chemicals he handles each day are carcinogens is no great boon to a worker who cannot afford to leave...
...economics of toxic chemicals are none too palatable to a society pulling out of recession and struggling to resuscitate flagging industries. But the costs must be stomached nonetheless because they reflect a necessary, and long-overdue, recognition of the dangers of toxic materials. None of the highly publicized toxic waste cases in recent years are isolated examples: even conservative estimates place the number of hazardous dump sites nationwide at 14,000. It is frightening to estimate how many people have come into contact with those toxins before they were discarded. And the medical repercussions are tragic: improper exposure...
...Clearly, the issue will not go away nor can states afford to close their eyes or pinch pennies on protection. As one of the bill's proponents remarked in response to charges that the list of hazardous chemicals was too lengthy, "It', not our fault there are 40,000 toxic chemicals out there." When a single concern can more than amply fill the pages of a bimonthly magazine (Hazardous Materials and Waste Management), something is clearly wrong...