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After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” The same suppression and disinformation kept government regulators at bay for decades.

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Webinar Recording Available: “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity”

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.’s (B&C ® ) May 18, 2022, webinar “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity” is now available for on-demand viewing. During this one-hour webinar, Lynn L. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under TSCA; and Mr.

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EPA seeks comment on draft document “Modernizing the Process and Bringing Innovative Science to Evaluate New Chemicals Under TSCA”

Environmental News Bits

In February 2022, EPA launched a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to modernize the process and bring innovative science to the review of new chemicals before they can enter the marketplace.

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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). EPA notes that TSCA Section 12(b), and the regulations set forth at 40 C.F.R.

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EPA Holds Second Webinar for TSCA New Chemical Engineering Outreach Initiative

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On October 18, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program held a webinar on EPA’s process for assessing the potential risks of new chemicals under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the types of data EPA considers in this assessment.

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EPA Requests Nominations for Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on November 10, 2022, that it is requesting nominations of prospective candidates for membership on the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Nominations are due December 12, 2022.

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OECD Tour de Table Includes Information on U.S. Developments on Human Health and Environmental Safety of Nanomaterials

Nanotech

The Tour de Table compiles information provided by delegations on the occasion of the 22nd meeting of the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) in June 2022. Additionally, EPA reviewed and completed six premanufacture notices (PMN) for multi-walled carbon nanotube chemical substances. The Tour de Table lists U.S.