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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of EPA’s process for conducting reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). New Chemicals Review Program organization charts before and after the October 2020 reorganization.

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Nanotech

JANUARY 26, 2022

Between September 2020 and May 2021, EPA received notification of one nanoscale substance that met reporting criteria pursuant to its authority under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), “bringing the total number of notifications to 78.” NIOSH published the assessment in May 2021.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

By September 30, 2026 , support Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) pesticide safety training for 20,000 farmworkers annually compared with the FY 2018-2020 annual average baseline of 11,000.

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Brag

OCTOBER 20, 2021

By September 30, 2026 , support Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) pesticide safety training for 20,000 farmworkers annually compared with the FY 2018-2020 annual average baseline of 11,000.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020. Per a court-ordered schedule, EPA must issue a notice of final decision regarding the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution industry Section 108(b) requirements by December 2, 2020. EPA’s Interpretation of Its Authority. What’s Next?

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Vermont Law

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The Clean Water Act has also proven ineffective because EPA does not require limits on PFAS discharges into streams or rivers. Toxic Substances Control Act. April of 2020. With little hope for significant movement by EPA or Congress, the PFAS issues to watch during 2020 will likely happen at the state level.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

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Acoel

JANUARY 27, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate industrial chemical substances is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), an almost 47-year-old law significantly amended in 2016 by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg). The federal law that authorizes the U.S.

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Brag

JANUARY 11, 2022

According to EPA’s rule list , the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) is working on the following rulemakings under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). On December 10, 2021, the Biden Administration released its Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.

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Brag

APRIL 18, 2022

In his written testimony , Regan states that EPA has significant responsibilities under amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ensure the safety of chemicals in or entering commerce and addressing unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. The only witness was EPA Administrator Michael S.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 19, 2022

Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring.

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Ohio Environmental Law

OCTOBER 23, 2021

To the extent practicable, EPA will group PFAS compounds to more efficiently evaluate their toxicity. To address gaps found, EPA will issue orders under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 4 authorities to require PFAS manufacturers to conduct and fund studies evaluating toxicity of PFAS compounds.

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. EPA Added Substances to Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Preliminary 2020 TRI Dataset Shows “Seemingly Limited” Scope for PFAS Reporting.

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Arnold Porter

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various federal and state government agencies and potential litigants. EPA Revised Mercury Inventory Reporting Rule in Response to 2020 Second Circuit Decision. N:Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. Regan, No. 6, 2021).]]

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. Wheeler, 2020 U.S. 22, 2020).]] ”[[N: See Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. LEXIS 241041 (N.D. 45109 (July 27, 2021).]]. 116-92 , § 7351, 133 Stat.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. Wheeler, 2020 U.S. 22, 2020).]] 8, 2020); Int'l Union, United Auto., 8, 2020); Int'l Union, United Auto., Action on Toxics v. filed Dec.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In the months since our 2020 update on federal actions affecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has continued to take action on its PFAS Action Plan. 535 – 116 th ) that passed the US House in January 2020. EPA Will Continue Work on PFAS Disposal and Destruction.

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ESA

APRIL 5, 2021

ESA and other scientific organizations endorsed a similar resolution from Duckworth, Hirono and Vice President Kamala Harris introduced during the 116 th Congress in April 2020. The event, originally scheduled for June 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced a similar resolution ( H.Res.

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