"When President Trump first took office and was looking for someone to head the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical safety division, it didn’t go well.
He nominated Michael Dourson, a University of Cincinnati professor whose research had been used for years by chemical firms and other companies to challenge claims that their products posed a public health risk. After North Carolina’s two Republican senators publicly declared their opposition, and a third Republican suggested she would vote no, Dourson withdrew his name from consideration in December.
Now, Trump is poised to shift course. He plans to nominate a centrist to head the EPA’s Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Office, according to two individuals briefed on the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity because it is not yet public."
Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis report for the Washington Post August 30, 2018.
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