Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency
District Court, N.D. California
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…
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