Facing Legal Hurdles, Industry Eyes New Ways To Challenge EPA Science

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Federal courts' long-standing deference to EPA's scientific findings will likely pose major legal hurdles for industry groups seeking to challenge pending assessments on the risks posed by climate change, chemicals' toxicity and other issues, forcing industry litigants to seek alternative strategies to soften their regulatory impact, sources say.rn"A [court] challenge to the science, you're going to lose those," says an attorney advising pesticide industry clients concerned about EPA's new program to screen chemicals for possible harmful effects on human hormones. Instead, the source says industry is more likely to challenge the constitutionality of the underlying statute or EPA's interpretation of the statute.