Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. system for flagging hazardous chemicals is widely flawed

[riky]

Exclusive: U.S. system for flagging hazardous chemicals is widely flawed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 27-year-old U.S. program intended to warn the public of the presence of hazardous chemicals is flawed in many states due to scant oversight and lax reporting by plant owners, a Reuters examination finds.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654218/s/2e5d8121/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class="feedflare">
<a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=j-TxB9g4pNE:bxfNh8ndbWg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=j-TxB9g4pNE:bxfNh8ndbWg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?i=j-TxB9g4pNE:bxfNh8ndbWg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~ff/reuters/environment?a=j-TxB9g4pNE:bxfNh8ndbWg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/reuters/environment?i=j-TxB9g4pNE:bxfNh8ndbWg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a>
</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/reuters/environment/~4/j-TxB9g4pNE" height="1" width="1"/>

Source: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login