Environmentalists Vow To ‘Press Forward’ With HF TSCA Petition Suit

Environmentalists say they plan to “press forward” with their legal challenge to EPA’s denial of their TSCA petition seeking stricter regulation of hydrogen fluoride (HF) just days after the judge overseeing the litigation dismissed their suit because they failed to show they face a sufficient threat from refineries’ use of HF to have standing to sue. “Our members live near aging refineries with poor safety records that use an exceptionally toxic and highly volatile chemical. Refinery-related failures have led to…