The Emerging Debate Over New TSCA Rules: 'Achievable' v. 'Lawful'

The Trump administration's recently unveiled framework rules for implementing key provisions of the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) are sparking a debate that suggests different visions for how the law should be implemented in the future with EPA officials saying the rules were crafted to be “achievable,” while agency critics charge they still need to be lawful. The debate emerged June 27 during an Environmental Law Institute (ELI) conference celebrating the reform law's first anniversary at George Washington University,...