EPA Nears Enforcement Settlement That Could Moot Suit Over Agency ALJs

EPA and an Illinois company suing over the TSCA office’s use of administrative law judges (ALJ) have reached a settlement in the underlying enforcement action, but are seeking 30 days to finalize the deal -- a window in which the Supreme Court is slated to hand down a ruling on agencies’ use of ALJs more broadly that could upend the litigation. The two sides in In re: Ro Cher Enterprises “state that they have reached a settlement agreement and...