EPA sued for approving semiconductor chemicals that may pose health risks

Environmental and community groups sued the Trump administration on Friday over its approval of two chemicals for use in semiconductors despite posing health risks.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently approved the two unnamed chemicals for use in the semiconductor industry even though it also found potential risks to workers and the general public, the groups alleged. The chemicals’ names were redacted in attached EPA documents.

“The Trump administration is rushing dangerous chemicals to market without the review or the protection that the law requires,” said Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, senior attorney with Earthjustice, which is representing the Sierra Club and CHIPS Communities United in the legal challenges, in a statement.

“Here, EPA admits that it has not evaluated the full extent of these chemicals’ health risks, yet it is still........

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