Environmental -- 2018



Natural Resources Defense Council v. EPA   (2nd Circuit)

Supporting EPA in NRDC challenge to TSCA Section 5

The NAM intervened in a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to support the EPA’s new regulations on chemicals under the updated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) claimed that the new standards put consumers at risk of harmful exposure. In this case, NRDC challenged Section 5 of TSCA, which deals with the risk assessment standard for significant new use rules (SNURs) for chemicals. This challenge could have been harmful to manufacturers by potentially hindering approvals of new uses of chemicals. The NAM intervened to support EPA and attacked NRDC’s standing to bring the case. The NAM argued that the proposed rule is not subject to challenge, is consistent with TSCA and would protect human health and the environment. Soon after the NAM filed its principal brief in the case, NRDC moved to dismiss its case with prejudice, which the court granted.


Related Documents:
NAM response  (August 28, 2018)
NAM intervenor brief  (August 14, 2018)
NAM Motion  (February 5, 2018)