TSCA Fee Proposal Tees Up Renewed Battle On EPA Chemicals Budget

EPA has released a long-awaited supplemental proposal outlining its plans to raise TSCA’s industry fees that would hike some of the charges to more than double their current levels, setting the stage for a new clash over trade groups’ claim that the agency must meticulously justify any such increase. The Nov. 15 proposal overhauls a version that the Trump EPA floated shortly before leaving office, and if finalized will mark the first major revisions of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...