Quote-Unquote: EPA methylene chloride rule, in court -- too much and too little

What they’re saying. Industry’s methylene chloride challenge says EPA ‘grabs sweeping authority’ : “1. Whether, given [the Toxic Substances Control Act’s] mandate to determine whether a given ‘condition of use’ of a substance presents an ‘unreasonable risk,’ EPA can legitimately determine an entire chemical to be unreasonably risky by concluding simply that there is some non-zero risk from some activities using the chemical, and by ignoring the actual conditions of use; 2. Whether EPA’s exposure limits are not supported by...