'This isn't proof that our environmental laws are working,' said one public health advocate. 'It's proof that they aren't.'
Earthjustice attorney Tosh Sagar welcomed the development as"a historic first: the first new HAP in over 30 years, ensuring that communities across the country will be protected from the widespread use of this toxic chemical."in which he pointed to"a number of obvious toxic air pollutants that need to be regulated—such as PFAS—and EPA should move swiftly to protect the public from the full range of air toxics.
In its 2020 final risk evaluation on 1-BP, the EPA found that the compound posed unreasonable risks to human health.
Adam Finkel, a former director of health standards programs at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration , wrote in a Twitter thread Wednesday that the update reflected"the wheels of 'progress'" and referenced his owns efforts beginning over 20 years ago to protect public health from the compound.
"In 2007, tests were complete, showing 1-BP is a potent carcinogen and causes neurological damage," he continued, pointing to the Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance and state of New York's 2011“I hate the term no-brainer, but this is a no-brainer,” Finkel