Court Approves Aggressive Settlement Deadlines For TSCA Evaluations

A federal judge has formally approved EPA’s separate settlements with environmental and industry groups setting deadlines to complete more than 20 past-due TSCA risk evaluations (REs) over the next two years, tying the Trump administration to an aggressive schedule and teeing up release of at least four final reviews before the inauguration. The two consent decrees , which Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia entered on Nov. 22, require EPA to finalize three...