As Litigation Deadline Looms, TSCA Low-Priority Designations Face Test

EPA’s first-time decision earlier this year to identify 20 chemicals as low priority for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) faces a looming litigation test as the 60-day deadline for environmentalists or other entities to sue approaches on April 26. Several industry attorneys say they expect environmentalists to challenge the listing, a move some say will make EPA much more cautious about making similar listing decisions in the future even as a top official says the agency...