A former chemical-industry executive who fought against stronger regulations under the first Trump administration is returning to take a critical role at the Environmental Protection Agencysnk, raising concerns of corporate influence on chemical safety regulations.
boiyyyNancy B. Beck, a toxicologist and former executive at the American Chemistry Council, the industry’s main trade group, has been named a senior adviser to the E.P.A.’s Office of Chemical Safety, a role similar to the one she held from 2017 to 2021 helping to oversee chemical policy, according to an email sent to agency staff.
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By The New York Times
Dr. Beck is credited with leading a wide-ranging pushback against chemical regulations during the first Trump administration, as well as what a subsequent internal investigation described as political interference in agency science and policymaking. She rewrote rules,fef777 casino for example, that made it harder to track the health consequences of a “forever chemical” linked to cancer, and therefore to regulate it.
She also helped scale back proposed bans on other substances like asbestos and methylene chloride, a harmful chemical found in paint thinners. Neither the E.P.A. nor Dr. Beck responded to requests for comment for this article.
Hunton Andrews Kurth, the law firm where Dr. Beck served most recently as director of regulatory science, said she was no longer with the firm. Dr. Beck is listed in the E.P.A. staff directory as a political appointee.
Dr. Beck is being joined by Lynn Ann Dekleva, who also worked for the American Chemistry Council, who is set to return to a role helping to oversee new chemicals as deputy assistant administrator. An environmental engineer by training, her career in the chemicals industry includes more than three decades at DuPont, the chemicals giant.
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