As EPA’s Stay Of TSCA TCE Rule Nears End, Court Orders Further Briefing

The federal appeals court overseeing litigation on the Biden-era TSCA trichloroethylene (TCE) risk management rule has ordered additional briefing on “ripeness” issues, with answers due just days after the agency’s administrative stay on workplace safety requirements for certain uses of the solvent is set to expire. EPA in August extended for the second time the compliance deadlines for Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) restrictions on certain critical TCE uses to preserve the status quo while awaiting a response from the...