Wendy E Wagner in the Media

Public Health Watch January 8, 2025

‘We Give Manufactured Chemicals More Rights Than We Give Criminal Defendants’

Professor Wendy Wagner discusses her co-authored article, "Manufactured Chemicals and Children’s Health — The Need for New Law," and how the Toxic Substances Control Act has failed to protect Americans from unsafe and untested chemicals.

Legal Talk Network December 20, 2024

The Banning of TCE & PCE, and the Future of the EPA

Professor Wendy Wagner discusses the EPA's recent ban on two manufacturing and household chemicals and how the agency may be affected by the incoming Trump administration.

The New York Times December 9, 2024

E.P.A. Bans Cancer-Causing Chemicals Used in Dry Cleaning

Professor Wendy Wagner notes that regulation of toxic chemicals is vulnerable to interference from politicians, who can intervene in scientific analyses needed to introduce regulations.

Bloomberg Law August 9, 2024

EPA Staff Move to Safeguard Work Amid Worries of Trump’s Return

Professor Wendy Wagner shares her opinion that structural reforms to the federal rulemaking process are needed to fully insulate science, including work done by the EPA, from political influence.

USA Today March 7, 2024

Is EPA putting interests of chemical companies ahead of your health? These experts think so

Professor Wendy Wagner weighs in on the lack of transparency from the EPA regarding toxic chemicals and summarizes the requirements of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act.

Environmental Health News November 9, 2023

The chemical industry may have killed a landmark EU chemical policy. Here’s what that means for the US.

Professor Wendy Wagner comments on the chemical industry's role in weakening chemical regulation policies in the U.S. and how these actions can affect consumers.

The Guardian September 13, 2023

In our blood: how the US allowed toxic chemicals to seep into our lives

Professor Wendy Wagner questions the lack of safety regulation surrounding the chemical production industry and calls for the EPA to increase scrutiny of chemical companies and raise safety standards.

The Regulatory Review July 25, 2022

Do Not Blame Us

Texas Law faculty members Thomas McGarity and Wendy Wagner write about the Supreme Court's reference to their publication in West Virginia v EPA, and how the Court’s analysis differed from the pair's understanding of the Clean Air Act.

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