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May 23, 2013
Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and David Vitter (R-LA) today announced the introduction of the Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013—a bipartisan effort to modernize the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Lautenberg-Vitter-announce-bipartisan-bill-for-TSCA-modernization-UPDATED_52239.html May 7, 2013
A Harvard Law School study says disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing via FracFocus—a voluntary registry endorsed by 11 states and the Bureau of Land Management...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Study-says-fracking-disclosure-registry-FracFocus-deficient_51814.html May 7, 2013
Dow AgroSciences says US regulatory authorities have approved a new insecticidal active ingredient, sulfoxaflor, to be marketed in the United States. Sulfoxaflor belongs to a novel...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Dow-insecticide-receives-US-regulatory-approval_51812.html May 1, 2013
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says that despite EPA’s increased efforts to assess and regulate potentially harmful chemicals under the Toxic...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Federal-report-faults-EPA-chemical-assessment-strategies_51622.html April 17, 2013
Connecticut lawmakers are set to vote today on a bill requiring food packaging products containing bisphenol A (BPA) be labeled. Senate Bill 16, sponsored by State Senator Beth Bye...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Connecticut-lawmakers-vote-on-bill-requiring-BPA-labels-on-food-packaging_51245.html April 10, 2013
Longtime Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)–reform advocate Senator Frank Lautenberg (D., NJ) is expected to introduce the Safe Chemicals Act of 2013—the latest version of...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Industry-calls-for-bipartisan-approach-to-TSCA-reform-Lautenberg-bill-due-out-soon_51049.html April 5, 2013
The European Commission has published a Green Paper entitled On a European Strategy on Plastic Waste in the Environment, to gather facts and views that will enable it to assess the...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/European-Commission-launches-consultation-to-assess-impact-of-plastic-waste-publishes-Green-Paper_50969.html March 27, 2013
EPA announced today that it will begin health and environmental risk assessments of 23 commonly used chemicals, with a focus on flame retardants, as a part of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Work Plan....http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/EPA-begins-risk-assessments-of-flame-retardants-under-TSCA_50779.html March 20, 2013
EPA's general approach in prioritizing chemicals for further review and target assessment under its Work Plan Chemicals program can, with "some important and necessary...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/ACC-EPA-Work-Plan-Chemicals-methodology-on-the-right-track_50636.html March 11, 2013
ADA-ES (Highlands Ranch, CO), an equipment and clean coal technology provider for the coal and specialty chemical industries, announced it has been awarded a contract to supply...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/ADA-receives-clean-coal-technology-supply-contract_50379.html February 22, 2013
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP; Shanghai) has issued guidance mandating that petrochemical and heavy-metal industries join an environmental liability insurance...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Report-Chinas-environmental-ministry-to-mandate-environmental-liability-insurance_50021.html February 4, 2013
Regulators in California have published a notice of intent to list bisphenol A (BPA) as a developmental toxicant under the state’s Proposition 65 (Prop 65) law...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/California-to-list-BPA-under-Prop-65_49561.html February 1, 2013
State chemical management initiatives and ingredients disclosure requirements that could create undue compliance burdens and thwart product innovation continue to be top ACI’s...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/ACI-2013-state-regulations-ingredient-disclosure-top-industry-concerns_49492.html January 21, 2013
Fashion brand Benetton (Ponzano Veneto, Italy) says it has committed to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout its entire supply chain and products by 2020...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Benetton-joins-Detox-campaign_49175.html January 21, 2013
The US National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), has named provisional member of a peer review committee that will review NTP’s 2011...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/US-names-nominees-for-formaldehyde-peer-review-panel_49172.html January 11, 2013
Biomaterials and sustainable fuel company Edeniq (Visalia, CA) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Pacific Ethanol to install Edeniq technology at Pacific...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Edeniq-signs-ethanol-deal-with-Pacific-Ethanol_48936.html January 7, 2013
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) has added 54 substances of very high concern (SVHC) to the candidate list of substances for authorization under the European Union's...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/ECHA-adds-54-substances-to-Reach-candidate-list_48795.html January 7, 2013
EPA has released for public comment draft risk assessments for five chemicals used in household products, a move that represents a significant step in defining EPA’s approach to...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/EPA-proposes-draft-risk-plans-for-five-chemicals_48765.html January 7, 2013
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) says it will recommend to its board that it reject a citizens' petition for a ban on the use of bisphenol A (BPA) in packaging...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Maine-DEP-recommends-board-reject-BPA-petition_48764.html January 7, 2013
China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP; Beijing) says that about 9 m.t. of aniline leaked from a plant owned by Tianji Coal Chemical Industry Group (Lucheng, Shanxi...http://www.chemweek.com/envirotech/regulatory/toxics/Aniline-leak-in-China-cuts-off-citys-water-supply_48763.html |
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