Plastic Container PFAS Suit Tossed After EPA Begins Rulemaking

A suit brought by environmental groups seeking to force the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the use of so-called forever chemicals in plastics production was dismissed because the agency has begun the rulemaking process.

The EPA completed the legally required response under the Toxic Substances Control Act to information that harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances were present in plastic container manufacturing, the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday.

The plaintiff groups, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility and Center for Environmental Health, argued that the TSCA requires more than the EPA’s notice seeking public comment, but Chief ...