EPA Finalizes Rule on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) Phasedown
Sep-16-2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act of 2020, detailing how certain industries may continue to use hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)...
Read MoreEPA Invites Experts for Peer Review of Draft D4 Risk Evaluation
Sep-15-2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting nominations of qualified scientists to serve as ad hoc peer reviewers for the draft risk evaluation of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4, CAS No. 556-67-2 )...
Read MoreEPA Issues New SNURs under TSCA
Aug-29-2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were subjected to Premanufacture Notices (PMNs)...
Read MoreEPA Draft Risk Evaluations for Phthalates, Public Comments are Invited
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released draft risk evaluations for two widely used chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) :Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP, CASRN 85-68-7)Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP,...
Read MoreEPA Updates Safer Chemical Ingredients List with Addition of 18 New Chemicals
Aug-14-2025
On 21 July 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the addition of 18 chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), advancing Administrator Zeldin’s commitment to transparency, innovation, and...
Read MoreEPA Finalizes SNURs for Select TSCA Chemical Substances
On July 17, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register (90 FR 33283), establishing Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under Toxic Substances Control...
Read MoreEPA Finalizes Significant New Use Rules for Certain Chemical Substances
Jul-18-2025
On June 13, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule in the Federal Register (90 FR 24977), establishing Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances...
Read MoreEPA Extends Postponement of TCE Rule Provisions for TSCA Exempt Uses
Jul-09-2025
On June 23, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 60-day extension of the postponement of specific regulatory provisions from its final rule on trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic...
Read MoreEPA Issues Final SNURs for Certain PMN Substances Under TSCA
Jul-04-2025
On June 23, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule issuing Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances...
Read MoreEPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) for Public Comment and Peer Review
Jul-03-2025
In June 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its draft risk evaluation for dibutyl phthalate (DBP), also known as 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid, 1,2-dibutyl ester (CAS No. 84-74-2) under the Toxic...
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