Industry Seeks Additional Enforcement Relief On TSCA Fees Deadline

Citing the coronavirus pandemic, industry lawyers are seeking additional relief from EPA if companies are unable to comply with its upcoming deadline requiring firms to identify whether they must pay fees to cover the costs of any of the next 20 risk evaluations under revised toxics law -- just weeks after the agency took several steps to ease compliance. During an April 16 conference call with EPA staff, Martha Marrapese, a partner with the law firm Wiley Rein, urged EPA...