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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…

Enviro Groups May Have Christmas Lump of Coal for EPA: Set to Sue on EPA Decision Not to Develop New "SPCC" Program for Spills of Hazardous Substances

Environmental groups have filed a Notice of Intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its still draft decision not to establish a program to address potential spills of hazardous substances…

Midterm Elections Signal Increase in TSCA Oversight

With Democrats now in control of the House, Congressional oversight of EPA's implementation of the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is set to ramp up. The expected incoming chair of the House…

EPA Finalizes New TSCA User Fees

A new framework of fees to cover the costs of implementing the provisions of the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) will go into effect October 1st, under a final rule issued yesterday by EPA.…

For a Clean Slate, Don't Forget About EPA's Audit Policy

After almost a decade of neglect, EPA is once again actively encouraging facilities to utilize the agency's Audit Policy to "address noncompliance in an efficient and timely manner." Over the last several months, EPA…