Charles M. Auer, Lynn L. Bergeson, and James V. Aidala, “EPA’s Action Plans Signal a New Chapter for TSCA While Informing the Future Legislative Debate on Chemicals,” Environmental Law Reporter, March 2010.

Late last December, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced action plans on phthalates, long-chain chlorinated paraffins (LCCPs), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs). The four action plans are the first of many, as EPA intends to issue eight more or so in 2010. This EPA initiative announces actions that are almost breathtaking in scope, and its development and implementation of the action plan items will set a number of new precedents — and possibly shape future legislative proposals — that industry will need to participate in and monitor closely.