Environmentalists Sidestep D.C. Circuit In First Suits Over EPA's TSCA Rules

Environmentalists that have brought the first legal challenges to new EPA rules issued under the recently revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) have filed separate suits that sidestep the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, likely due to concerns that the court, which hears most challenges to EPA rules, would be more receptive to agency arguments.