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Focuses on United States Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to test the impact of industrial chemicals on children. Concerns raised by public health experts; Inadequacy of regulations designed to shield adults from environmental assaults; Formation of the Children's Health Chemical Testing Program.

The article focuses on the plan of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review and assess controversial chemicals or classes of substances, according to Wendy Cleland-Hamnett of the Office of Pollution Prevention & Toxics. A two-step process is being planned by the EPA for selecting priority chemicals. Proposals were given by representatives of the chemical industry and health advocacy groups on how the EPA should proceed with the selection process.

The article reports that 12 states have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) December 2006 rule which allows companies to provide less right-to-know information about toxic releases. The EPA rule allows about a third of the 24,000 facilities that file Toxics Release Inventory reports to submit less information about their releases on one or more chemicals.

The article reports on director of natural resources and the environment at Government Accountability Office (GAO), John B. Stephenson's claim that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) rule on chemical releases causes environmental justice concerns. He points out that facilities that can provide less information about their chemical releases are located in minority and low-income communities.

The article reports on developments related to government regulations on chemicals in the U.S. An Institute of Medicine suggests how the federal government can improve cost-effectiveness analyses.

Reports on developments related to government policy on chemicals in the U.S. Implementation of the rules of the Environmental Protection Agency that require production of lower volatility summer gasoline.