WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will not regulate the manufacture, processing or distribution of lead for wheel-balancing weights under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
The Biden administration decided to forgo the rulemaking process on the neurotoxic heavy metal used on automobile weights. EPA announced it won’t regulate lead weights in automobile wheels, 15 years ...
True rotation of a several-hundred-pound mass and high speeds requires balancing, not just of the tire, but the entire rotating mass, including the hub, brake drum, wheel and tire. UPDATED -- Beware ...