U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is advancing its review of a widely used solvent, 1,1,2-trichloroethane, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by releasing its draft risk evaluation. 1,1,2‑Trichloroethane is a colorless liquid used mainly in industry as a solvent and as a building block to make other chemicals. Because it can evaporate into air…
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is advancing its review of four chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)—1,3,4,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta [g]-2-benzopyran (HHCB), phthalic anhydride, o-dichlorobenzene (oDCB) and p-dichlorobenzene (pDCB)—by releasing draft documents related to the review of these chemicals and convening a peer review meeting of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). These chemicals are…
December 31, 2025 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will move to regulate dozens of applications of five widely used phthalate chemicals to address environmental and workplace risks. This decision is based on final risk evaluations, released today, for each of these chemicals: Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP),…
December 31, 2025 Contact Information EPA Press Office (press@epa.gov) WASHINGTON – In compliance with a court ordered deadline, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a robust review of 1,3-butadiene using gold standard science. We used the best research, data, and testing available, along with input from the public and independent expert peer reviewers to complete this thorough…
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal to improve the scope of its perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to make them more practical and implementable and reduce unnecessary, or potentially duplicative, reporting requirements for businesses while maintaining the ability to obtain important use and…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is opening a 30-day public comment period on its 2024 final risk management rule for perchloroethylene (PCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This is the first step in EPA’s efforts to reconsider and, if appropriate, revise the final risk management rule. This review is being done in…
EPA Proposes Temporary Relief to Ensure Lab Compliance with Methylene Chloride Regulations under TSCA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to extend various upcoming compliance dates in the final risk management rule for methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in order to ensure long-term compliance with the rule’s requirements. The…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new resources to help companies with the requirements described in the December 2024 final rule governing the review of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The new materials provide companies with clear instructions on how to include required data elements in the current system…
The US EPA’s recent changes to the information that must be submitted under TSCA Section 5, including information required in a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), are intended to help ensure that EPA is provided with the best available information on which to base its risk assessment. These changes extend to EPA’s CDX system, which is used…
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final risk evaluation for formaldehyde conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA has determined that formaldehyde presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health, specifically to workers and consumers, under its conditions of use (COUs). Formaldehyde is found nearly everywhere. People and animals…