An Overview of TSCA, its History and Key Underlying Assumptions, and its Place in Environmental Regulation
43 Pages Posted: 27 May 2010 Last revised: 20 Jul 2010
Date Written: May 27, 2010
Abstract
This article provides an overview of TSCA's history, including the key assumptions Congress made in enacting the statute. The article also highlights important features of TSCA and some of the experiences with its implementation. Finally, the article identifies some of the larger issues the experience with TSCA raises as efforts continue to reform TSCA and to revisit environmental law and sustainable development strategies more generally.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Markell, David L., An Overview of TSCA, its History and Key Underlying Assumptions, and its Place in Environmental Regulation (May 27, 2010). Washington University Journal of Law and Policy, Vol. 32, 2010, FSU College of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 448, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1616674
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