The original post is not an EPA report. The original post is a ProPublica article. The ProPublica article is not written to inform, but to inflame.
To form a meaningful opinion, we also need the utilitarian value of this mystery chemical, and we need to know how its risks compare to those of similar products.
Again. ALL of the carcinogenic claims made in the ProPublica article about the mystery chemical(s) are equally true of “gasoline”. They refer to the chemical as “boat fuel”; all the boats I have been on have burned either gasoline or diesel. Is this mystery chemical “gasoline”? Something with the same utilitarian value and risks as gasoline? ProPublica tells us the risks of this mystery product, but doesn’t give us the context of other products.
I understand ProPublica wants me to be pissed off. What I don’t understand is why ProPublica is pissed off. Are they supporting an environmentalist agenda? Are they supporting one of Chevron’s competitors producing a similar product? Are they a right-wing group trying to shut down a government agency for incompetence? Are they a left-wing group fighting against regulatory capture? Are they just trolling us for the lulz? Until I understand why they want me to be pissed off, my pitchfork is staying in the barn, and my jimmies will remain unrustled.