Courts Likely To Address TSCA Reform 'Cost-Effectiveness' Requirement

Federal courts are likely to weigh in on how to interpret provisions in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform law that requires EPA to consider cost when developing risk management rules for a chemical, observers say, as environmentalists and the chemical sector are expected to have opposing views on how to assess costs. Under the original 1976 TSCA, the agency in deciding to regulate a chemical had to weigh economic factors as well as pursue the "least burdensome" requirements...