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It’s Time for EPA to Regulate Chemicals by Class

Union of Concerned Scientists

As I progressed in my education, I became fascinated with how some chemicals behave similarly when they interact in the environment, such as organic chemicals in salt marshes or mercury in the atmosphere. Any of these shared characteristics can be effectively used to group chemicals into classes.

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House Environmental Committee Meets April 25 On Bipartisan Bills To Provide School Solar Energy Grants, Local Notice Of Toxics Violations

PA Environment Daily

. -- Local Notice Of Toxics Violations: House Bill 718 (Mako-R-Northampton) requiring DEP to notify a municipality when it receives notice from EPA of a violation of the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. The meeting will be held in Room 205 Ryan Building starting at 10:00 a.m. Click Here to watch online.

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October 21 - Weekly PA Environment Digest Now Available

PA Environment Daily

24 Webinar On Lessons Learned For Water Quality Outcomes - Conservation Planning And Implementation For Healthy Watersheds Penn State Extension Hosts 2 Educator Workshops Nov. Million Payment For American Zinc & Chemical Site Natural Resource Damage In Washington County; Invites Comments On Settlement PennVEST Makes $216.3

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 10.18.24

PA Environment Daily

Shapiro, DEP In Support Of Strong Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emission Controls [PaEN] -- Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community Urges EPA To Move Forward With Strong Regulation Of Vinyl Chloride Under Federal Toxic Substances Control Act, While Calling For A Ban [PaEN] -- Reminder: DEP To Host Nov.

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Evangelical Environmental Network Delivers Over 36,000 Comments From Pro-Life Christians To Gov. Shapiro, DEP In Support Of Strong Oil & Gas Industry Methane Emission Controls

PA Environment Daily

The mission of ENN is to inspire, equip, educate, and mobilize evangelical Christians to love God and others by rediscovering and reclaiming the Biblical mandate to care for creation and working toward a stable climate and a healthy, pollution-free world. ENN is based in New Freedom, York County.

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EPA Requests Nominations for Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals

Brag

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). Individuals may also self-nominate. .”

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EPA Biting Off More Than It Can Chew? Agency Publishes First Year Implementation Plan for New TSCA Legislation

The Energy Law

Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its first year implementation plan for the recently-enacted amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21 st Century Act (the “Act”), EPA has planned out its implementation activities during the first year.