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Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 14, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is beginning the process to prioritize five additional toxic chemicals for risk evaluation under the nation’s premier chemical safety law. … Continue reading EPA begins process to prioritize five chemicals for risk evaluation under Toxic Substances Control Act
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 21, 2023
Enacting strong regulations on chemicals by class , rather than individually, can help protect people and the environment from serious harm while still making sure that scientific integrity is upheld and the best available science guides the process. Fortunately, EPA has begun a slow pivot toward assessing multiple chemicals at once.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 9, 2024
When facilities emit less pollution, their regulations require less specific record-keeping and monitoring. How stringently facilities are monitored should be based on science and on the impacts on the people who live nearby—not by a judge’s ideological viewpoint on regulation.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 29, 2024
Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” The same suppression and disinformation kept government regulators at bay for decades.
Law and Environment
APRIL 12, 2022
EPA’s authority for doing so is the Toxic Substances Control Act which provides that: . Wisely, the authors do not take a position on any potential regulation of plastics or microplastics. At the same time, the “precautionary principle” is not a sound basis for regulations.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
It was a big step towards providing adequate health protections, but Environmental regulations need to look at people, not just pollutants—and the way to get there is by assessing cumulative impacts. However, since major US environmental laws are enacted to protect the air, water, and land separately (i.e.
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking supplies. It’s frustrating,” he said.
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