EPA's Early TSCA Rules Ripe For Suits From Environmentalists, Industries

EPA's suite of early rules and guidance under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) appear ripe for a number of legal challenges from environmentalists, the chemical industry and other sectors, sources say, due to initial divided reaction to the rules and the massive scope of regulatory provisions in the complex policies. “The risk of litigation may well be high under the new TSCA,” said Herb Estreicher, an attorney with Keller and Heckman LLP which represents industry clients, during a...