Chemical Sector Makes Final Case Against EtO Risk Value In Air Rule Suit

Chemical industry critics of EPA’s 2016 risk value for ethylene oxide (EtO) are making their closing arguments in litigation seeking to overturn the agency’s first-time use of the value in its rule limiting air toxics from the miscellaneous organic chemical manufacturing (MON) sector, ahead of February oral arguments. In their final reply brief filed Jan. 16 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Huntsman Petrochemical LLC, et al. v. EPA , chemical manufacturers say...