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In Latest EPA Defeat, Judge Orders More Discovery In TSCA Fluoride Suit
Excerpts: A federal judge has ordered EPA to provide internal documents and allow plaintiffs to depose agency staff on the risks posed by fluoridation, mandates that highlight the effect of an earlier ruling allowing the plaintiffs to introduce new evidence in their landmark Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) suit rather than limiting it to the […]
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The Lawsuit That Could End Water Fluoridation in the US
Story at-a-glance Fluoride Action Network (FAN) is among a coalition of environmental, medical and health groups suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ban artificial water fluoridation FAN has recently won two major legal victories, defeating efforts by the EPA to dismiss the case and limit the evidence that can be considered Fluoride is […]
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Court Decision Could Lead to EPA Banning Water Fluoridation
A federal court has denied an attempt by the Environmental Protection Agency to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to ban the use of fluoride under the Toxic Substances Control Act. In a victory for water fluoridation opponents, a judge in the Northern District of California has denied a motion by the Environmental Protection Agency that sought […]
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Federal Court Issues Key Decision on NGO Challenge to Use of Fluoride in Water
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) often seems like the forgotten federal environmental statute in that it gets less attention in the press and judicial decisions than statutes like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, or the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). That said, a judge on the Northern […]
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Downplaying Appeal, EPA Vows To Fight Adverse TSCA Ruling On ‘Merits’
In a surprise to some industry observers, EPA appears to be downplaying prospects that it will appeal a recent precedential ruling that rejected its efforts to limit litigation over its denial of a citizen petition under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to the administrative record, saying the agency will fight the litigation “on the […]
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In Another TSCA Defeat, EPA Loses Bid To Limit Scope Of Fluoride Suit
Excerpt from Inside EPA: A federal judge has denied EPA’s request to limit the scope of environmentalists’ lawsuit over the agency’s denial of their petition seeking to ban the practice of treating drinking water with fluoride, opening the door to the plaintiffs offering a broad range of evidence to bolster their case rather than relying […]
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Second major setback for EPA in fluoride lawsuit under TSCA
Court rebuffs attempt to limit scope in review of citizen petition A federal judge has handed the US EPA its second defeat, in a lawsuit that could end up setting precedent for how the judiciary handles citizen petitions for chemical regulation under TSCA. The lawsuit, brought by a group of NGOs demanding the EPA ban […]
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EPA: Courts should limit scope when reviewing citizen petitions under TSCA
Fluoride case may set a precedent In reviewing citizen petitions for chemical regulation under the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), courts should only consider information originally presented to the EPA in administrative proceedings, the agency has argued. The EPA made the argument in connection with a lawsuit brought by a group of NGOs demanding […]
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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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