In yet another case of the Trump administration delivering a dangerous blow to public health protections by catering to the chemical industry’s demands, the New York Times reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is scaling back how it evaluates the safety risks of potentially toxic substances.

Citing some 1,500 documents recently released by the agency, Times reporter Eric Lipton explains:

“This decision is shameful, outrageous,” tweeted Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund.

“It is ridiculous,” Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, who spent nearly four decades at the agency and previously ran the toxic chemical unit, told the Times. “You can’t determine if there is an unreasonable risk without doing a comprehensive risk evaluation.”