Judge Grapples With Whether To Dismiss Landmark TSCA Citizen Suit

A federal judge is grappling with tough questions on standing and review standards as he weighs whether to dismiss on both procedural and substantive grounds a potentially precedent-setting suit challenging EPA’s denial of a Toxic Substances Control Act’s (TSCA) citizen petition which asked the agency to ban drinking water fluoridation. During a Nov. 15 hearing , video of which posted online last week, Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California raised tough questions...