{"id":6935,"date":"2015-10-23T15:04:43","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T22:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=6935"},"modified":"2020-06-02T10:05:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T17:05:22","slug":"senator-udall-advocates-reforms-in-chemical-safety-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/senator-udall-advocates-reforms-in-chemical-safety-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Senator Udall Advocates Reforms In Chemical Safety Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 23, 2015 &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tomudall.senate.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senator Tom Udall<\/a>\u00a0is sponsoring legislation that would increase EPA oversight of chemicals that are in products used by consumers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The current law, the\u00a0Toxic Substances Control Act, was passed in 1976, and has not been updated to allow for potential regulation or\u00a0restrictions\u00a0on chemicals\u00a0like asbestos, arsenic, styrene, formaldehyde and BPA\u00a0.\u00a0Udall and others say the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tomudall.senate.gov\/chemicalsafety\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank R. 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