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…
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The EPA announced its plan to initiate a new separate rulemaking in Spring 2023 and propose new rules for the five identified chemicals that are considered persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic ("PBT Chemicals"), including phenol, isopropylated…
As a class of chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are restricted by the RSL. In addition, the paper includes an appendix on reporting that discusses the U.S.
The proposed Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2022, would further restrict the manufacture, use, sale, and import of the following three groups of oil and water repellents:
California's Department of Pesticide Regulation, Environmental Protection Agency, and Department of Food and Agriculture have collaborated to create a roadmap for the state's transition to sustainable pest control in both rural and urban areas.…
Concerned about the failure of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) to reduce emissions of toxic substances to the environment, multiple environmental groups are urging a Canadian Parliamentary committee to support key recommendations…
The FDA has a new regulatory framework for cannabidiol products is required that achieves a compromise between people's needs for access to CBD products and the monitoring institutions need to control dangers.
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.