[Scientific American] Make America Wait Again: Trump Tries to Delay Regulations out of Existence - The Trump Administration has been postponing environmental rules in areas such as worker safety and chemical regulations without always using the proper legal framework to do so.

[Scientific American] Trump’s EPA May Be Weakening Chemical Safety Law - The future of the newly updated Toxics Substances Control Act is uncertain as a former chemistry industry lobbyist holds a key EPA role and the regulatory framework is broadened to the point of ineffectiveness.

Good News: US Consumer Product Safety Commission Votes to Warn Public About Halogenated Flame Retardants. On September 20 the US Consumer Product Safety Commission voted  protect children and the general public from organo-halogen flame retardant chemicals linked to cancer, neurological deficits, hormone disruption and other health problems following a 2015 petition by a broad coalition.