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Biden Administration Accelerates Federal Regulation of PFAS

Ohio Environmental Law

EPA proposed a rule in June of 2021 under its TSCA Section 8(a)(7) authority to collect information on any PFAS manufactured since 2011, including information on uses, production volumes, disposal, exposures, and hazards. Evaluate whether PFAS Compounds should be Designated “Hazardous Air Pollutants” under the Clean Air Act.

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

EPA Sought Information to Inform Regulation of 1-Bromopropane as Hazardous Air Pollutant. In June 2021, EPA published a proposed rule under TSCA Section 8(a)(7) that the Agency will use to collect information on a one-time basis from manufacturers (including importers) of PFAS in any year since 2011.[[N: The House bill ( H.R.

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

The bill would amend Section 4 of TSCA to require EPA to issue a testing rule for all PFAS that would require manufacturers and processors of PFAS to develop information “likely to be useful in evaluating the hazard and risk posed by such substances in land, air, and water (including drinking water), as well as in products.

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The Trump Watch: What Does the New Administration Portend for the Environment?

Vermont Law

and indeed the world, face a number of pressing environmental issues, most notably climate change, but other threats to the environment remain, including contaminated drinking water, air pollution, and ancient wastewater treatment systems. 29, 2011), [link]. [30]. Now we get it…that’s the whole point of regulatory deform!

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