On February 1, 2024,the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released two new rules to address pollution from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the financial burden of remediation expenditures on businesses.
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On January 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a significant new use rule (SNUR) for 329 per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
On January 9, 2024, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has automatically added following seven per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals covered by the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI):
On January 9, 2024, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a new document titled, "New Chemicals Program Decision Framework for Hazard Identification of Eye Irritation and Corrosion," which outlines a framework for identifying…
The amended Circular A-4 uses a 1.7% discount rate to avoid undervaluing environmental and public health advantages in cost-benefit evaluations.
According to a news release from the EPA on March 16, 2023, these figures are about chrysotile asbestos diaphragms used in the chlor-alkali business and sheet gaskets made with chrysotile asbestos that are used to make chemicals.
Huntsman Petrochemical and two industry trade groups, the American Chemistry Council and the Louisiana Chemical Association, filed lawsuits on February 21, 2023 to challenge the US Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to keep a 2020…
Federal Register on 01/26/2023 published about EPA recommendations on Significant new use (SNUR) where PFAS that have not been manufactured (including imported) or processed for many years are considered as inactive on the TSCA Chemical…
All laundry detergents that contain more than two parts per million (PPM) of a potential human carcinogen 1,4-Dioxane, a chemical byproduct, in many well-known laundry detergents, are now prohibited by a new regulation that recently went into…
TSCA reform was broadly supported by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was updated by Congress in 2016.