States sue EPA to spur rule for asbestos data collection

Attorneys general (AGs) representing 10 states and the District of Columbia are suing EPA to compel the agency to draft a new rule requiring data collection on the importation and use of asbestos, challenging the agency’s rejection of the states’ January petition seeking such a rulemaking. In addition, the new lawsuit is aimed at influencing EPA’s pending risk evaluation of asbestos required by the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). “It is widely acknowledged that asbestos is one of the...