A coalition of 14 Democratic-led states and two cities are suing over the TSCA evaluation of 1,4-dioxane that the Trump EPA finalized shortly before leaving office, an action they say is intended to "support" an expected effort by the Biden administration to craft a "remedy of numerous deficiencies in the risk evaluation." In a March 22 statement announcing the suit, New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) says the coalition's action is intended to "support the Biden Administration's remedy of numerous deficiencies in the risk evaluation ... [which] minimizes or dismisses 1,4-dioxane's dangers to workers, residents of low-income communities, communities of color, and the general public." Along with James, the petition for review, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, is signed by attorneys general for Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, the District of Columbia, and New York City. "State and Municipal Petitioners seek a determination by this Court pursuant to section 19(c) of the Toxic Substances Control Act [TSCA], 15 U.S.C. § 2618(c), that the order is unlawful and therefore must be vacated," the petition states.
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