Court Again Rejects AFL-CIO’s Intervention Bid In Methylene Chloride Suit

A federal appellate court has for a second time denied the AFL-CIO’s petition to intervene in litigation over TSCA limits on methylene chloride to defend the rule against industry challenges, appearing to guarantee that no environmental or labor group will be able to step in if the next administration stops defending the case or seeks to settle it. In a two-page Aug. 14 order , the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit rejected without comment AFL-CIO’s motion to...