PROTECTING ACCESS TO ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

States Push EPA, Congress to Curb Business Confidentiality Claims for Chemicals

NY Times (Mar 1 2010)

States are demanding greater disclosure of alleged trade secrets related to chemicals regulated by EPA. According to one state official, "We're talking about a very basic right to know, which is needed by consumers, regulators, workers. ... If [a chemical] is in products we're going to use, we feel like people ought to have access to robust information."