EPA to Hold Informal Hearing on Proposed Rule to Ban Lead Fishing Sinkers

Summary

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a 2-day public hearing in response to requests from individuals and organizations to comment on a proposed rule that aims to prohibit the manufacturing, processing, and distribution of certain fishing sinkers containing lead and zinc in the United States

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