Industry Asks 5th Circuit To Set High Bar For TSCA Rules In Asbestos Suit

Chemical manufacturers are urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to sharply cabin EPA’s power to regulate existing chemicals under the reformed TSCA, saying it can only impose limits “to the extent necessary” to address unreasonable risks, and that it must defer to other agencies when their authority overlaps with the toxics law. In particular, industry groups argue in their joint Sept. 30 merits brief that when EPA sets an existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL) at a...