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New York Further Delays Enforcement of Cleaning Product Disclosure Program

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) announced last week that it will not begin enforcement of the Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program until January 2, 2020. Previously,…

Pesticide Enforcement Alert: EPA Targeting On-Line Sales

Consistent with consumer trends and the ever-increasing role of internet sales, U.S. EPA is targeting on-line pesticide sales as an enforcement priority. In a preview of the anticipated April 1 release of preliminary…

Prop 65 Coming to New York ....?

Newly proposed legislation in New York, announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo during the release of his Executive Budget late last month, would look an awful lot like California's "Proposition 65" program ... but, presumably,…

EPA Rule Addressing Methylene Chloride Risks Stalled by "Shutdown" ... While Activists File First "New TSCA" Court Challenge for EPA Failure to Act

During confirmation hearings before Congress last week, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler indicated that a long-awaited EPA rule to restrict consumer and commercial uses of methylene chloride as a paint and…

Black Friday and Prop 65

With the biggest sales day of the year shortly upon us, a new wave of on-line shopping Americans likely will see Proposition 65 warning notices for the first time. Though California's notorious program technically only…