Industry Seen Awaiting EPA 1,4-Dioxane Process To Claim TSCA Preemption

Trade groups that sought a broad TSCA evaluation of 1,4-dioxane that could preempt state regulation of the solvent are holding off on invoking the federal law even as New York and California advance such policies -- a situation that attorneys say could be due to uncertainty over the evaluation’s fate since the Biden administration is reconsidering it. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation and California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) recently unveiled for public comment jointly developed draft...