Is it possible for a US federal organization to settle the science question sufficiently, in a timely manner?
And for US regulatory authorities to take any appropriate action based on that?
Also, whenever it's found that a company is knowingly creating a public health hazard, including by suppressing and falsifying scientific research, do we yet have federal mechanisms to smack that down while it's happening?
If PFAS compounds are any indication, no. Industry will successfully stall and sow doubt on the science question for decades. Regulatory authorities will act after that, at which point they switch to a similar compound and the clock resets. Fifty years later, there'll be a settlement far lower than the accumulated profits that doesn't begin to cover the damages.
And for US regulatory authorities to take any appropriate action based on that?
Also, whenever it's found that a company is knowingly creating a public health hazard, including by suppressing and falsifying scientific research, do we yet have federal mechanisms to smack that down while it's happening?