Hydrogen Fluoride Refinery Suit Gets First Hearing In Feder…

Car Crash Los Angeles California in Los Angeles, California: A lawsuit seeking strict regulation or elimination of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in oil refineries had its first hearing at the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles on June 10. The suit, brought by the Clean Air Council, Communities for a Better Environment, and Natural Resources Defense Council, argues that current refinery use of HF presents unreasonable risks of injury to health and the environment and seeks to force the EPA to address those risks through rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The June 10 hearing before Judge Michael Fitzgerald addressed the EPA's motion to dismiss the suit, primarily on standing grounds.