tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post3491001139647067876..comments2023-08-06T04:39:26.904-05:00Comments on Sharing Air: To Compromise or Not to Compromise: That is the QuestionMartha McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06436156507579131043noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-18380758543176819122013-07-02T10:30:19.156-05:002013-07-02T10:30:19.156-05:00I'll try to keep this brief because my compute...I'll try to keep this brief because my computer crashed and I'm trying to type from my phone, which I'm not very good at doing. (This comment may also show up as being from "anonymous," but this is Martha.). Anyway, I agree the sentence is confusing and poorly written. My understanding is that the EPA would be given the task of prioritizing chemicals for review and that critics are concerned that they might not have access to the information they need to adequately prioritize them. The chemicals are those already on the market that would be reviewed for safety (I think). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6685528445185226708.post-76938316928904692102013-07-01T13:53:57.883-05:002013-07-01T13:53:57.883-05:00Well, I went to the page and entered my zip code a...Well, I went to the page and entered my zip code and started to personalize the form letter to Claire McCaskill and Roy Blunt. I came across the following sentence, which is a bullet point I was presumably asking them to support: <br /><br />"Ensure chemicals have adequate information before they are prioritized."<br /><br />What does that mean? Prioritized by whom? Prioritized for approval? How can chemicals have adequate information? People can have information about chemicals, but chemicals aren't alive. Do we mean we want chemical companies to supply our regulators with adequate information so that they may test products properly before they are allowed on the market? Again, what is "prioritized"? <br /><br />I'm really confused. I will wait for your clarification, then go back to the site and do my duty. Thanks.DebraSYhttp://www.justmaintaining.comnoreply@blogger.com