It’s been 13 years since Congress mandated the Environmental Protection Agency test chemicals for their effects on our bodies’ hormonal systems, but the EPA still hasn’t tested a single chemical. A former EPA scientist discusses what the agency should be
The Environmental Protection Agency has been slow to begin screening chemicals that could disturb the body’s hormonal system. Thirteen years have passed without the agency testing a single chemical for the mandated Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, and some worry that common exposures to substances like bisphenol-A could be bad for public health. Former EPA scientist Tracey Woodruff talks with host Steve Curwood about what the EPA is and isn’t doing to protect the public from harmful chemicals.