In a decision on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s risk assessment of a chemical included in its Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing (MON) rule, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 3, 2024 released its final amendments to its Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation (or the Risk Evaluation Rule), the procedural framework for evaluating the health and...more
Historically, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has generally declined to regulate manufactured goods or finished products―known as “articles”―under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This long-standing...more
Three hundred million tons of plastics are produced each year worldwide. Less than 10% of plastic waste in the United States is recycled each year. With projections showing that plastics production is expected to triple over...more