Unions Tout Agreement As ‘Roadmap’ For Litigation Over EPA’s TCE Rule

Labor unions are touting an agreement they reached with one of the companies challenging worker protection requirements in the Biden-era EPA risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE), saying it could serve as a model to resolve other industry parties’ opposition to staying the litigation while EPA reconsiders the rule. The agreement, under which PPG Industries agrees to comply with “most” provisions in the Biden-era Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) rule though not the worker protection existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL),...