Yurok Tribe and Allies Prevail over EPA on decaBDE Regulation

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Yurok Tribe v. EPA.

Ball-and-stick model of the decabromodiphenyl ether molecule

An excerpt:

The panel granted a petition for review of a 2024 Rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) concerning regulation of Decabromodiphenyl Ether (“decaBDE”), an additive flame retardant used in numerous products, and remanded without vacatur of the 2024 Rule to the EPA for renewed rulemaking and any other proceedings.