EPA says environmentalists have limited standing in TSCA suit

EPA is seeking to renew and strengthen its defense of its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) framework rules on how the agency evaluates existing chemicals under the revised law, arguing broadly that environmentalists lack standing on many of their challenges because they have yet to be harmed by the rules. “The Rules under review are process rules. They establish certain steps EPA will take when evaluating risks of existing chemicals and interpret the phrase ‘conditions of use’ to generally exclude...