Judges Weigh High Court ‘Finality’ Ruling In Methylene Chloride Rule Suit

Following oral argument in environmentalists’ and industry’s wide-ranging suit over EPA’s rule governing methylene chloride paint-strippers, judges ordered all sides to weigh in on a new Supreme Court decision on when agency actions are “final” for open-records purposes, signaling that they could hold that the TSCA rule is not ripe for review. At the end of the March 4 argument session, Judge José Cabranes, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, directed attorneys for environmentalists, industry and...