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EPA Announces Settlement with Haifa North America to Resolve Alleged TSCA Reporting Violations

Nanotech

(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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EPA Publishes Instructions for Reporting Asbestos Data

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of reporting instructions for entities required to report on their use of asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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EPA Resolves Case Involving Export of Carbon Nanomaterial in Violation of TSCA Section 12(b) and Notice of Export Requirements

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint with the Environmental Appeals Board on March 15, 2022, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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EPA Adds Thousands of Additional TSCA Risk, New Chemical Submissions to ChemView, Commits to “Near Real-Time Publication” Going Forward

Brag

According to EPA, in 2022 it made available in ChemView more than 25,000 new chemical notice records received under TSCA Section 5, including notices received between 2014 and 2019 that had not been published previously. ” Additionally, EPA will work to identify and publish Section 8(e) notices received before 2019 as resources allow.

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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

The July 2019 notice asserts that CERCLA confers significant discretion on the agency. EPA’s decision to forego financial requirements will likely face opposition by eNGOs. By Claudia M. O’Brien and Stacey L. VanBelleghem. What’s Next?

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Moving the Needle on PFAS Regulation

Vermont Law

Efforts to protect public health and the environment from PFAS have been hampered by major gaps in both federal and state law and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) unwillingness to act. for PFAS in February 2019 despite having strong evidence linking PFAS exposure to adverse health impacts for almost. Action Plan. ”

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Isn’t It Ironic?

Acoel

It is ironic, however, that EPA is applying the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in ways that are counterproductive to achieving these goals. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg) amendments to TSCA, there has been a disturbing decline in the commercialization of new chemical substances.