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PFAS…The Forever Chemicals

Capaccio

In October 2021, the EPA announced the PFAS Strategic Roadmap of current and planned activities in 2021-2024. EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals program ensures the safety of new chemicals before allowing them into U.S. Build the technical foundation to address PFAS air emissions .

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The Chemical Compound—August 2021

Arnold Porter

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. It will be the first time a substance has been added to the list since the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments established the initial list in 1990.

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The Chemical Compound—February 2021

Arnold Porter

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 Issued Final Guidance on Compliance with SNUR Requirements for Imported Articles with Surface Coatings Containing LCPFAC Substances. million each year.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

This total funding amount is less than the amount proposed in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) authorizing Endless Frontiers Act, from the last Congress, and soon to be reintroduced in the current Congress, that proposes creating a technology directorate within NSF, which would be funded at $34 billion by FY 2024.

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