EPA Finalizes Methylene Chloride Rule Seen As Model For TSCA Standards

EPA has finalized its TSCA risk management rule for the solvent methylene chloride that top officials say will be a model for future chemical policies under the reformed law, maintaining the strict workplace exposure limit in its 2023 proposal while lengthening phaseout deadlines for some uses and adding a de minimis threshold sought by industry. “Exposure to methylene chloride has devastated families across this country for too long, including some who saw loved ones go to work and never...