EPA Faces Criticism But Says They Will Act Soon on BPA

FresnoBee.com - 3.9.10

"Responding to criticism that the Environmental Protection Agency delayed action on regulating the chemical bisphenol A, Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday that her agency is planning to "finalize an action plan on BPA in the very near future."

"For those who are worried about whether we've backed away from this, they shouldn't be worried at all," she said at a National Press Club luncheon in Washington.

Jackson's agency has come under fire in recent weeks for delaying action on the chemical eight days after Obama administration officials met with chemical industry lobbyists to talk about BPA."

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