February 15, 2023
Lynn L. Bergeson and L. Claire Hansen, “Toxic Substances Law Creating More Confusion for Legal Teams and Public,” Chemical Processing, February 15, 2023.
This article focuses on one of many abrupt, and in some views, unlawful, EPA policy shifts frustrating lawyers and confusing the public. The EPA moved in 2021 from a “conditions of use” approach to evaluating chemical risk to a “whole chemical” approach. This seemingly modest change is a key reason why lawyers advising chemical stakeholders are struggling and why there may be a lot of TSCA litigation in the EPA’s future.