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Water Fluoride Ban Backers Ask Court to Use More Data in EPA Case
A federal district court will consider arguments Jan. 26 to decide how much evidence to review as it decides whether the EPA should ban fluoride in drinking water. Health advocates—who argue that adding fluoride to drinking water can harm the brain—say the nation’s primary chemicals law allows them to provide the court new information that […]
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Citizens Petitions, Lawsuits on Chemical Rules Likely to Grow
Lawsuits based on citizens’ rulemaking petitions likely to increase Court rulings not subject to rollback by new administration Chemical manufacturers should expect to see more petitions from citizen groups asking the EPA to regulate substances now that the nation’s primary chemicals law has been amended, attorneys tell Bloomberg Environment. Environmental, animal welfare, and other organizations […]
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Attorneys Urge More Industry Engagement On TSCA In Face Of Citizen Suits
Attorneys are urging industry groups to more closely track and engage with environmentalists’ litigation under the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), saying initial suits could set important precedents that will determine how the new law is ultimately implemented. Herb Estreicher, an attorney and chemist with the law firm Keller and Heckman, noted during a […]
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Fluoride Case Ruling May Spur More TSCA Petitions, Attorneys Say
The recent federal court ruling allowing environmentalists to sue EPA for rejecting their petition seeking Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) rules on fluoridation could open the door to new citizen petitions to the agency under section 21 of the law seeking rules on other substances. … Late last month, Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. […]
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Environmentalists Urge Court To Allow Broad TSCA Review Of Fluoride Risks
Environmental and public health groups are urging a federal judge to allow a broad de novo review when it hears arguments in their pending litigation challenging EPA’s denial of their Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) petition, pushing back against agency claims that any risk review is limited to data in the agency’s administrative record. “EPA […]
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ADA: Lawsuit seeking fluoridation ban moves forward
A federal judge in December denied the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to ban the fluoride additives used in community water fluoridation. The lawsuit, filed in April by the Fluoridation Action Network along with a coalition of environmental and medical groups, came after the EPA denied in February a petition […]
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Fluoride Case Ruling May Open Door To More TSCA Petitions, Attorneys Say
The recent federal court ruling allowing environmentalists to sue EPA for rejecting their petition seeking Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) rules on fluoridation could open the door to new citizen petitions to the agency under section 21 of the law seeking rules on other substances. “The fluoridation case may signal to environmental groups that the […]
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Failing To End TSCA Fluoridation Suit, EPA Now Seeks To Limit Its Scope
Having failed to end environmentalists’ suit challenging EPA’s denial of their petition to ban drinking water fluoridation, the agency is now seeking to limit the scope of the court’s review by arguing that any review should be based on the administrative record rather than the broader de novo review the plaintiffs are seeking. How the […]
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Court allows fluoridation case, rebuking US EPA’s TSCA interpretation
Legal arguments have implications for citizen petitions and risk evaluation standards A US federal court allowed a group of NGOs to pursue a lawsuit demanding the US EPA bans the addition of fluoride to drinking water. The 21 December ruling denied the agency’s request to dismiss it. The case could have broad implications as it […]
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In Case of First Impression, Court Rules EPA Wrongly Dismissed Citizen Group’s TSCA Section 21 Petition
On December 21, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had wrongly dismissed a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 21 petition submitted by Food & Water Watch, Inc. and other citizens seeking the regulation of fluoridation of drinking water supplies under TSCA […]
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