Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Carson’s book also helped prompt the passage of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, the main law that regulates chemicals today and requires the testing of new chemicals for safety.

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Circle of Blue

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Toxicologist Linda Birnbaum blames the nationwide struggle with emerging contaminants on the failings of three landmark federal environmental laws — the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act — that are supposed to keep pollutants out of our environment.

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Environmental News Bits

JULY 26, 2021

Environmental Protection agency posted its proposed Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). On June 28, the U.S.

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MARCH 17, 2022

First, as part of EPA’s effort to identify, understand and address PFAS contamination leaching from fluorinated containers, the agency is notifying companies of their obligation to comply with existing requirements under the Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ensure… Read more →

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Law and Environment

APRIL 12, 2022

EPA’s authority for doing so is the Toxic Substances Control Act which provides that: . Two developments this week got me thinking about how our government deals – or fails to deal – with risk. First, EPA proposed to ban the manufacture (including import) of chrysotile asbestos.

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MARCH 18, 2022

In February 2022, EPA launched a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to modernize the process and bring innovative science to the review of new chemicals before they can enter the marketplace.

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JUNE 13, 2023

The Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI) recently held their Spring Toxics Use Reduction (TUR) conference, where more than 100 attendees learned how to identify and adopt safer alternatives, embed their work in corporate sustainability efforts, and more.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is required to assess, manage, and evaluate the safety of existing chemicals, including their exposure potential. Read the full story from U.S. There are tens of thousands of chemicals registered for use in commercial, industrial, and consumer products in the US.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 29, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment a draft revision to the unreasonable risk determination for carbon tetrachloride pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 6(b).

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 6, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the agency issued the first in a series of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test orders to require companies to conduct and submit testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Today, as a part of the U.S.

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Nanotech

MARCH 15, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on February 16, 2024, amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations for polymers manufactured under the terms of the polymer exemption by extending the submission deadline for reporting.

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Nanotech

OCTOBER 9, 2024

EPA notes that this request for comment follows its grant on July 10, 2024, The post EPA Seeks Public Comment on Manufacture of Certain PFAS during Fluorination of HDPE and Other Plastic Containers appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Nanotech

APRIL 11, 2024

Those of us in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) community know asbestos occupies a special place in TSCA’s checkered past, and EPA’s final rule is an important chapter in that book. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group, our consulting affiliate, the U.S.

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Nanotech

MARCH 21, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on March 15, 2024, the availability of and solicited public comment on the 2024 draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde prepared under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA states that it “preliminarily finds that formaldehyde poses unreasonable risk to human health.

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Nanotech

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking a rule under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the production of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) during Inhance Technologies, LLCs (Inhance) fluorination process. On December 11, 2024, the U.S.

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Nanotech

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final Health and Safety Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers (including importers) of 16 chemical substances to submit copies and lists of certain unpublished health and safety studies to EPA.

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The CDR regulations require manufacturers (including importers) of chemicals listed on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory to report data on the manufacturing, processing, and use of those chemicals every four years.

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Nanotech

AUGUST 20, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) ) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances, including graphene nanoplatelets (generic), that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN) and a Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) and are also subject to a TSCA Order.

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Nanotech

APRIL 15, 2024

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on April 11, 2024, that a coalition of public health groups filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seeking to stop immediately the manufacture and distribution of “hundreds of millions of plastic containers with dangerous levels of per- and (..)

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Nanotech

APRIL 9, 2024

EPA requests comments and information to assist in the potential development of regulations for the manufacture (including importing), processing (including recycling), and distribution in commerce of lead for lead wheel weights under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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Nanotech

MARCH 28, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address to the extent necessary the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by chrysotile asbestos based on the risks posed by certain conditions of use (COU). On March 28, 2024, the U.S.

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Nanotech

MARCH 4, 2024

The SACC peer review will take The post EPA Accepting Comments on Candidates for Peer Review of Formaldehyde appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

EDF notes that when conducting risk assessments under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA typically considers The post EDF Releases Chemical Exposure Action Map appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 20, 2024, that it has released the latest Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory. According to EPA, “[t]his biannual update to the public TSCA Inventory is part of EPA’s regular posting of non-confidential TSCA Inventory data.”

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Nanotech

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

On February 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final amendments to the 2018 final rule that established fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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Nanotech

JANUARY 30, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a webinar on EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) rule on the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). On January 25, 2024, the U.S.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on January 24, 2024, on “Oversight of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Amendments Implementation.” Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator (AA) of the U.S.

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Nanotech

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued several final significant new use rules (SNUR) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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Nanotech

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Regan signed a final rule revising the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals addressed in final rules issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in January 2021.

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for a voluntary remand of the case brought by Cherokee Concerned Citizens or review of an Order for a New Chemical Substance under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Cherokee Concerned Citizens v.

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

EPA states that it will submit the draft risk evaluation of 1,3-butadiene and associated The post EPA Calls for Nominations of Peer Reviewers for 1,3-Butadiene appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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Nanotech

AUGUST 29, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold two virtual public meetings, on September 30 and October 1, 2024, to provide information regarding existing chemical pre-prioritization and prioritization activities under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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Nanotech

APRIL 8, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish a notice on April 9, 2024, announcing its denial of the Washington Department of Ecology’s (WDOE) petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seeking a rulemaking to eliminate the current allowances for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in consumer products.

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Nanotech

APRIL 3, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided notice of disclosure on April 2, 2024, to all potentially affected businesses under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that submitted information to EPA pursuant to TSCA Section 5 that it will disclose information to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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Nanotech

MARCH 12, 2024

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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