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EPA Announces Remedy to Overly Broad TSCA Fee Requirements, Including Relief for Natural Gas Combustion Operations
The many U.S. companies that combust natural gas as part of their operations received good news today, as EPA announced that it will amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) "Fees Rule" to exclude from coverage…
EPA Consent Agreement Sets Schedule for Hazardous Substance Spill Response Rulemaking (**Updated**)
EPA has agreed, in a draft settlement, to conduct a rulemaking regarding the establishment of regulations to address potential "worst case" spills of hazardous substances similar to the existing "Facility Response…
Coronavirus Activates EPA Emerging Pathogens Rapid Response
In response to coronavirus cases now appearing in the U.S., yesterday, EPA announced that the agency has activated its Emerging Viral Pathogens Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides (a copy of which can be found here…
Happy Hemp-days! EPA Grants First Ever Approvals for Pesticides Used on Hemp for Consumable CBD Products
Just in time for the holidays - and the growing season - the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted new registrations for pesticides to be used on hemp crops, including, for the first time, hemp used in…
Prop 65 Battle Royale over Glyphosate: EPA vs. OEHHA
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), which administers Proposition 65, wasted no time in punching back at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which declared, in an August…