Sun Editorial

In its mission to protect human health and the environment, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to act as a clearinghouse for information about hazardous chemicals.

However, an analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found that the EPA is making it difficult for people to find information about chemicals and is allowing companies to keep compounds, including those shown to cause cancer and respiratory problems, secret.

It's not supposed to be that way. The EPA's chemical monitoring program was established 30 years ago to help the public steer clear of dangerous chemicals. Manufacturers are required to regularly file information about the hazardous chemicals they make. They are allowed to withhold information only in limited circumstances, including trade secrets but, when it comes to health and safety information, nothing is supposed to be secret.

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