Congress should pass new controls on dangerous chemicals

Billings Gazette

Kayla Corcoran

September 19, 2011

There are obviously many priority issues Congress will be focusing on in the remainder of the session. An issue that should be of high priority is passing the Safe Chemicals Act to protect Americans from toxic chemicals like formaldehyde and mercury, which are currently legally allowed for use in consumer products despite well-documented evidence that they are a carcinogen and a reproductive toxin, respectively.