DESPITE RULING, ACTIVISTS SAY SHIP BREAKING STILL LOW EPA PRIORITY

A recent federal appellate ruling reinforces EPA's authority to carry out administrative warrants to search ships and other facilities for high levels of contaminants under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), but environmentalists say the decision is unlikely to increase EPA and other government agencies' enforcement of provisions designed to prevent international ship breaking. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in United States v. M/V Sanctuary rejected arguments from the ship's owner that TSCA does not specifically...