The Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999, is set to be amended to apply subsection 81(3) to three substances, as the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health conducted a screening assessment.
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The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) of the United States Department of Transportation proposes to change the hazardous materials management regulations on June 1, 2023, in order to maintain consistency with…
The EPA is proposing amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) procedural regulations for new chemicals in order to increase efficiency, update extant policies, and modernize the New Chemicals Program.
The Canadian Environmental Protection Act requires scientists to assess the environmental and human health hazards of chemical substances.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) comprise more than 4,700 man-made substances found in a variety of consumer goods. They pose health and environmental hazards to the Canadian environment.
The amended Circular A-4 uses a 1.7% discount rate to avoid undervaluing environmental and public health advantages in cost-benefit evaluations.
Canada announced the availability of its Draft State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report (Draft Report) in the Canada Gazette on May 20, 2023.
Beginning in January 2025, HF 2310 prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in 11 categories of consumer products. By January 2032, the bill prohibits the intentional use of PFAS in all other products sold in Minnesota.
Wisconsin lawmakers are considering a bill that would provide grants to assist communities in addressing PFAS contamination, but would also limit the authority of state agencies supervising the cleanup of the chemicals or the implementation of…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to address the unjustified risk of human health injury caused by methylene chloride under its current usage circumstances.