claim: "in 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated."
author: sheldon whitehouse
evidence_1: dec 23, 2015 ... the nearly 40-year old law that governs america's chemicals policy, which had  appeared primed for updating back in ... the general consensus is that the epa  has not effectively regulated chemicals under the tsca. ... and prevented only  four chemicals from going to market – out of the more than 23,000 ...
evidence_2: "she is the only candidate who has stood by our community and immigration ... " in 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and only four were regulated.
evidence_3: oct 6, 2015 ... the bill would ensure chemical companies can no longer hide information on ...  to the cost of regulation and ensure the epa has the funds to do its job. ... in the  almost 39 years since tsca was enacted, the epa has been able to ... only four  chemicals from going to market -- out of the more than 23,000 new ...
evidence_4: sheldon whitehouse · "in 40 years, 23,000 chemicals came on the market and  only four were regulated." — politifact rhode island on sunday, october 25th, ...
evidence_5: the economic effects in the agricultural sector of regulatory actions taken  pursuant to the ... about 23,000 new compounds are now screened for each new  pesticide discovered; .... in the last 40 years, the major three classes of pesticides —insecticides, ... for example, in the past 15 years, only four new fungicides  have been ...