Industry Figures Push Back On TSCA Rules’ ‘Limited’ Alternatives

Industry practitioners are warning in both public statements and litigation that EPA has failed to fully analyze the alternatives to existing chemicals it targets for regulation under TSCA, leading to risk-management rules that require companies to phase out substances key to their work without considering whether effective substitutes are available. Speaking on a Nov. 20 webinar hosted by the law firm Wiley Rein, Tom Lewandowski, a principal and toxicologist with the consulting firm Gradient, said EPA’s approach to alternative assessments...