Trump EPA is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant, advocates allege

Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds The Environmental Protection Agency is manipulating safety data around a highly toxic flame retardant deployed across the US economy, public health advocates allege. The chemical, TBBPA, has been found in dust in US homes and in consumer goods at combined levels that independent research has found may present a danger to the public, and especially small children. The agency is considering restrictions for the flame retardant, and advocates say the fight is the latest example of the Trump administration teaming up with the industry to downplay the risks of a highly toxic and profitable chemical. While European agencies and international cancer organizations have found that TBBPA is, or is probably, a carcinogen, the EPA in its new draft risk assessment used what public health groups say is a highly unusual approach to conclude that it is not carcinogenic at levels it suggests the US public and children are exposed to. The agency also relies heavily on industry science that underestimates the chemicals’ toxicity and levels that people are exposed to throughout the day, en