EPA Issues Test Order for PFAS Used in Manufacturing Under National Testing Strategy

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WASHINGTON – Today, Oct. 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the fifth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Test Order requiring testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under EPA’s National PFAS Testing Strategy, the latest action taken under EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap to confront contamination from “forever chemicals” nationwide. This action orders Innovative Chemical Technologies, The Chemours Company,…

EPA Issues 2023 Annual Report for Pesticide Registration Improvement Act

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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Annual Report, the first one published since PRIA 5 was authorized in 2022. This report describes EPA’s implementation of PRIA 5 including: tracking and status for EPA’s review of pesticide registration actions, registration review cases, process improvements…

EPA Requests Comment on Modernizing Pesticide Label System to Improve Safety and Accessibility

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The U.S. Environmental Protection agency is requesting feedback on its plan to adopt digital pesticide labels that will make labeling information clearer, more consistent, and more accessible to users. The Agency is specifically requesting feedback on the proposed organization of digital labels and the proposed phases of developing these labels. EPA’s plan for digital labels…

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EPA Begins Process to Prioritize Five Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under Toxic Substances Control Act

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The U.S. 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. If, during the 12-month long statutory process, EPA designates these five chemicals as High Priority Substances, EPA will then begin risk evaluations for these chemicals. EPA…

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EPA Proposes Stronger Rules to Protect People from Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemical Exposures

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule to further protect people from exposure to two chemicals that are toxic, remain in the environment for long periods of time, and accumulate in the body. Both decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)) are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals that…

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EPA Releases Meeting Minutes and Final Report from Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals 1,4-Dioxane Review

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EPA released the meeting minutes and final report from the September 12-14, 2023, Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) virtual public meeting regarding the Draft Supplement to the Risk Evaluation for 1,4-Dioxane. 1,4-Dioxane was one of the first 10 chemicals to undergo risk evaluations under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The risk evaluation…