In Another TSCA Defeat, EPA Loses Bid To Limit Scope Of Fluoride Suit

A federal judge has denied EPA's request to limit the scope of environmentalists' lawsuit over the agency's denial of their petition seeking to ban the practice of treating drinking water with fluoride, opening the door to the plaintiffs offering a broad range of evidence to bolster their case rather than relying on information in EPA's record. Judge Edward Chen, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, ruled Feb. 7 in Food & Water Watch Inc., et...