Legal Opinion

Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency

District Court, N.D. California

Decided December 21, 2017No. Case No. 17–cv–02162–EMCPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARD M. CHEN, United States District Judge

The Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA")'s Section 6(a) requires Defendant *1036United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to regulate the use of certain chemical substances that it determines pose an unreasonable risk to health or the environment. 15 U.S.C. § 2605(a). Section 6(b) requires the EPA to perform its own sua sponte evaluation of the risks posed by certain chemical substances "under the conditions of use." 15 U.S.C. § 2605(b)(4)(A). The statute defines the "conditions of use" as "the circumstances, as determined by the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
  2. United States v. Donald Lawrence Ritchie, Heather Horner, Claimant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  3. Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  4. Garcia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Zuber v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Center for Environmental Health v. NishidaDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2022
  2. Center for Environmental Health v. ReganDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 2022

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