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April 2, 2025
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The MOU formalizes coordination to assess and manage existing chemicals under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act, but it lacks substance.
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Clear laws are the best way for safer new chemicals to reach the market.
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Chemical Regulations: 2025’s Fuzzy Forecast
This year anticipates dramatic global shifts in chemical policies amid uncertainty.
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What to expect in 2025- EPA environmental compliance
The incoming Trump administration is expected to significantly reshape EPA priorities in 2025, rolling back climate initiatives while potentially increasing chemical regulations...
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PFAS
The proposal will add over 100 PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory list of chemicals, which is a pretty big deal.
EPA Delays PFAS Reporting
Lynn Bergeson explains how software development delays prompt eight-month extension, giving manufacturers and importers crucial extra time to prepare for complex TSCA requirements...
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Canadian regulations
The reporting aims to compile detailed data on PFAS manufacturing, imports, and usage, which will influence future regulations.
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metheylene chloride compliance guide
The EPA issued a compliance guide for its final methylene chloride risk management rule under TSCA to help stakeholders understand its requirements.
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NMP Restrictions
The Environmental Protection Agency proposes new NMP restrictions under TSCA to protect workers and consumers from exposure.
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FDA Unified Human Foods Program
The FDA intensifies food safety efforts with increased post-market chemical assessments and a new unified program. Learn how recent changes impact stakeholders and what steps ...
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Methylene Chloride
The EPA finalizes a rule to ban most uses of methylene chloride, effective July 8, 2024, addressing health risks and setting exposure limits.
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All TSCA stakeholders need to understand this rule because it is a template for how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will address future risk management under TSCA Section...
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Smoke stacks emitting harmful emissions into the atmosphere causing global warming.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recent revision of National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter has stirred up a contentious discourse. Understanding...
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The U.S Occupational Safety and Health Administration updated enforcement guidance regarding compliance with the agency’s Process Safety Management standard.
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Significant policy and regulatory developments in the United States and globally could be impacted by upcoming election cycles.
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PIP 3:1 found in electronics
The EPA’s proposal would amend regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and PIP (3:1), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals addressed...
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Uses of Trichloroethylene
Ban would take effect in one year for all consumer products and most industrial and commercial uses, with any remaining uses requiring stringent worker protections.
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EPA Issues Final Rule on TSCA PFAS Reporting Requirements
The final rule left out any of the concerns voiced during public comment on the proposed regulation requiring reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and offers little...
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The National Science and Technology Council published an important report identifying challenges and outlining a strategy to improve adoption of sustainable chemicals.
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PFAS Framework
The regulatory framework is designed to ensure any new PFAS or new use does not harm people or the environment.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed significant new use rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act for 18 chemicals subject to premanufacture notices.
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With the July 1, 2023, deadline rapidly approaching for submitting Toxics Release Inventory data to the Environmental Protection Agency, there are a few new reporting features...
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The proposed risk management rule would “rapidly phase down” methylene chloride manufacturing, processing and distribution within 15 months.
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Congress enacted the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act on December 29, 2022, to significantly strengthen the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s authority over cosmetic...