Texas Firms Launch First Challenge To TSCA Methylene Chloride Rule

Two Texas-based companies have filed what is apparently the first lawsuit against EPA’s final risk management rule on methylene chloride, opening what is widely expected to be a slew of challenges from industry, environmental and labor groups challenging the rule that the agency says sets a precedent for other TSCA regulations. East Fork Enterprises, Inc., and Epic Paint Company filed a joint petition seeking review of the methylene chloride rule with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit...