Why Has the E.P.A. Shifted on Toxic Chemicals? An Industry Insider Helps Call the Shots<br />In the crowd were Dr. Beck, Ms. Hamnett and other top agency officials charged with regulating toxic chemicals,<br />as well as environmentalists worried about last-minute changes to rules being pushed by the chemical industry.<br />“There is no way we can look at thousands of uses,” Dr. Beck told Ms. Hamnett in one meeting in mid-May, according to Ms. Hamnett and her notes.
