Court Panel Hands EPA Wide Discretion In Review Of TSCA Petition ‘Grants’

A federal appellate panel has upheld EPA’s response to a TSCA petition that sought targeted test orders for 54 PFAS, holding that the agency had discretion to adopt a broader approach covering thousands of the chemicals -- though it agreed that courts can review such “grants” to decide whether any changes from the request are proper. In a June 10 decision , a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled for the agency in...