As EPA Crafts TSCA Rules, EJ Groups Urge Officials To ID Emitting Facilities

As EPA consults with community groups on its upcoming TSCA rules for methylene chloride and 1-bromopropane (1-BP), health and environmental justice (EJ) groups are urging officials to identify emitting facilities so that affected communities are aware and can engage with EPA as it analyzes management options to address those risks. However, agency officials are, at least initially, rejecting their calls for a geographic focus in the analyses over their risk management rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), underscoring...