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EPA Announces Settlement with Haifa North America to Resolve Alleged TSCA Reporting Violations

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(Haifa) to pay a civil penalty of $664,267 “for violations of chemical data reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).” EPA states that it alleged that Haifa failed to submit a data report required under TSCA for 32 chemical substances that Haifa had imported between 2016 and 2019.

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EPA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Updates to TSCA New Chemicals Regulations; Comments Due August 8, 2023

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment period on proposed amendments to the new chemicals procedural regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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EPA proposes reforms to New Chemical Review Process

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the regulations that govern the Agency’s review of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to improve efficiency and align with the 2016 bipartisan TSCA amendments under the Frank R. Yesterday, the U.S.

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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

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And it was written when the tests used to detect pollution in waterways were more rudimentary, and the public knew less about the perils of some substances that flow out of industrial waste pipes, seep off roads and lawns, or make their way into lakes and streams after being tossed in the trash. Since the discovery, Ann Arbor has spent $1.5

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EPA Proposes Updates to TSCA New Chemicals Regulations; Comments Due July 25, 2023

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the new chemicals procedural regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). To improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these reviews, EPA proposes to amend the procedural regulations at 40 C.F.R. Section 723.50 for LVEs and LoREXs.

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Everywhere and Forever All at Once: PFAS and the Failures of Chemicals Regulation

Legal Planet

To anyone paying attention, the message is clear: there is a huge toxic mess out there posing significant risks to public health and the environment. To his credit, EPA Administrator Michael Regan recognizes this and has prioritized the regulation of forever of chemicals across multiple EPA programs since taking over at EPA.

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Risky Business: Deciding Whether Chemicals Pose Risk Is Getting Really Confusing

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate industrial chemical substances is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), an almost 47-year-old law significantly amended in 2016 by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg).