EPA Takes Next Step in TSCA Review of Four Chemicals to Better Protect Workers & Families by Calling for Peer Review and Public Comment

EPA, Toxicology Data

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…

Agency’s comprehensive risk evaluations find unreasonable risks requiring regulatory action

Chemical Update, EPA

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),…

EPA Announces Intent to Regulate Nearly One Dozen 1,3-Butadiene Uses to Protect American Workers

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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…

EPA Proposes Changes to Make PFAS Reporting Requirements More Practical and Implementable, Reducing Regulatory Burden

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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…

EPA Proposes Temporary Relief to Ensure Lab Compliance with Methylene Chloride Regulations under TSCA

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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…

EPA Finalizes TSCA Risk Evaluation for Formaldehyde

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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…

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,…