Panel Picks D.C. Circuit To Hear Challenge To TSCA Risk ‘Framework’ Rule

A federal judicial panel has chosen the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review EPA’s redone “framework” rule governing TSCA risk evaluations of existing chemicals -- a victory for labor groups that sought to challenge it there, and a loss for industry groups that favored the conservative 5th Circuit instead. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPMDL) “has randomly selected the [D.C. Circuit] in which to consolidate these petitions for review,” reads the body’s June...