Industry Faces Hurdles From PBT Rule Despite EPA ‘No Action’ Pledge

Industry attorneys are welcoming EPA’s six-month enforcement pause for some aspects of its novel TSCA rule governing one persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemical, but they say companies wrestling with how to eliminate the flame retardant from their supply chains still face challenges despite the agency’s “no action assurance.” During a March 17 webcast hosted by the law firm Keller Heckman, attorney James Votaw said the enforcement pause “opened the door” to a “practicable transition” away from use of the...