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EPA Expands List of PFAS Subject to TRI Reporting

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding three per-/poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of substances reportable under the agency's Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting program. Consistent…

EPA Considering Expanded TSCA CDR and TRI Reporting Requirements, Environmental Justice Analyses

The new 2021-2023 strategic plan of the U.S. EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) floats a series of potential expanded reporting requirements under the agency's Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)…

EPA Grants Temporary Reprieve to TSCA PBT Chemical Prohibition, Re-Opens Comment Period

Facing a massive uproar from industry groups and companies, late yesterday EPA put a hold on enforcement of a newly effective prohibition on one "PBT" chemical and announced a new comment period to re-examine the rules…

EPA Extends Coronavirus Enforcement Against On-Line Sales of Unregistered Disinfectants

Earlier this week, EPA issued another "stop sale" order to Amazon directing the company to take steps to prevent the continued sale "of potentially dangerous or ineffective unregistered pesticides and pesticide devices…

Biden EPA Continues Aggressive Enforcement Against Disinfectant Products and UV Devices Claiming to Kill Coronavirus

One of the few areas of EPA policy continuity between the Biden and Trump eras is the aggressive enforcement attention being paid to products that claim to fight the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus . While EPA has long…