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TSCA Plaintiffs Overcome Early Hurdles But Face Judge’s Skepticism
Excerpts: Plaintiffs challenging EPA’s denial of a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) citizen petition seeking to ban drinking water fluoridation may have overcome an initial EPA motion to end the case but the judge’s recent ruling allowing the landmark suit to proceed highlights the court’s skepticism on key issues to address in the future, attorneys […]
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TSCA Fluoride Lawsuit Update
First time in its 43-year history citizens bring a suit to court under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provisions On December 31, 2019, Edward M. Chen, U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, dismissed an EPA motion for summary judgement (MSJ) in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fluoride […]
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Judge Again Rejects EPA’s Motion To End Landmark TSCA Citizen Suit
A federal judge has again denied EPA’s effort to end a potentially precedent-setting suit challenging the agency’s denial of a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) citizen petition seeking to ban drinking water fluoridation, though the judge also rejected plaintiffs’ competing summary judgment motion that sought a quick ruling in their favor. Judge Edward Chen’s Dec […]
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EPA Draws Criticism For Hiring Industry Consultant In TSCA Petition Suit
Excerpts: EPA has hired scientists from the consulting firm Exponent to bolster its defense in a precedent-setting case over its rejection of a citizen’s petition seeking to use the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ban the practice of fluoridating drinking water, a move that is drawing strong criticism from one of the plaintiffs’ expert […]
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Fluoride Lawsuit May Have Major Implications For Drinking Water Utilities
The addition of fluoride to drinking water has been standard practice in the U.S. for decades, introduced as a method for improving dental health. But for nearly as long, coalitions opposed to the practice have fought against it, arguing that water fluoridation is linked to adverse health effects. Now, a recent legal development could have […]
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Federal Judge Asked to Let Fluoride-in-Water Case Go to Trial (1)
The future of a suit challenging the EPA’s stance that fluoride in drinking water doesn’t pose unreasonable risks to young children was the focus of dueling motions before a federal judge in San Francisco Nov. 15. The outcome could determine whether the case proceeds to trial in February, where a court would hear a debate […]
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Federal Judge to Decide if Fluoride-in-Water Case Goes to Trial
Health advocates filed suit in 2016 to try to force EPA to reduce fluoride exposure Implications for other groups seeking to regulate chemicals The future of a suit challenging the EPA’s stance that fluoride in drinking water doesn’t pose unreasonable risks to young children is the focus of dueling motions before a federal judge in […]
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Fluoridated Water May Soon Be Outlawed
Story at-a-glance In 2016, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and coalition partners filed a petition asking the EPA to ban water fluoridation in U.S. drinking water under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Under the TSCA, the EPA evaluates risks from new and existing chemicals and is supposed to act to address […]
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EPA, plaintiffs battle over landmark TSCA fluoridation trial schedule
Environmentalists and EPA are battling over whether a judge should delay a first-time Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trial, slated to begin early next year, to determine whether the agency should ban fluoride, with the plaintiffs charging that EPA’s request to delay the trial would “derail the entire schedule of this case.” The dueling over […]
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The Future Of Chemical Risk Evaluations Under TSCA
Sometimes the best of intentions can go awry. This article addresses just such a situation: how a largely unnoticed provision of the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, is undercutting the chemical prioritization and evaluation process that the 2016 Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act’s TSCA amendments clearly intended to assign to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, […]
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