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• Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Rule to Protect Workers from Exposure to C.I. Pigment Violet 29

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Proposes Rule to Protect Workers from Exposure to C.I. Pigment Violet 29

  • Release Date: December 20, 2024

• EPA Begins Five Chemical Risk Evaluations Under Toxic Substances Control Act, Starts Process for the Next Five Chemicals

  EPA News Release: EPA Begins Five Chemical Risk Evaluations Under Toxic Substances Control Act, Starts Process for the Next Five Chemicals

  • Release Date: December 18, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Workers

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Final Rule for Carbon Tetrachloride to Protect Workers

  • Release Date: December 11, 2024

• Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Actions under Nation’s Chemical Safety Law to Protect People from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene

  Final EPA rules ban all uses of TCE, all consumer uses and many commercial uses of PCE, require worker protections for all remaining uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act

  EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Actions under Nation’s Chemical Safety Law to Protect People from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene

  • Release Date: December 9, 2024

• EPA Reforms New Chemicals Review Process to Better Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  Final amendments will ensure that new PFAS and persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals are subject to safety review process prior to manufacture

  EPA News Release: EPA Reforms New Chemicals Review Process to Better Protect Public Health, Promote Efficiency and Consistency

  • Release Date: December 4, 2024

• EPA Proposes Rule to Revoke Most Food Uses of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Rule to Revoke Most Food Uses of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos

  • Release Date: December 2, 2024

• EPA Updates New Chemical Review Program Webpage, Metrics, Affirming Commitment to Increased Transparency

  EPA News Release: EPA Updates New Chemical Review Program Webpage, Metrics, Affirming Commitment to Increased Transparency

  • Release Date: December 15, 2022

• EPA Proposes Rule to Enhance Reporting of PFAS Data to the Toxics Release Inventory

  Proposal would eliminate exemption used to avoid disclosure of certain PFAS releases

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Rule to Enhance Reporting of PFAS Data to the Toxics Release Inventory

  • Release Date: December 5, 2022

• EPA’s Design for the Environment Program Highlighted in Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly Program

  EPA News Release: EPA’s Design for the Environment Program Highlighted in Amazon’s Climate Pledge Friendly Program

  • Release Date: November 30, 2022

• EPA Announces Supplemental Proposed Rule to Modify Toxic Substances Control Act Fees Rule

  Proposal to ensure EPA recovers 25% of the costs of TSCA implementation, providing more sustainable funding for chemical safety

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Supplemental Proposed Rule to Modify Toxic Substances Control Act Fees Rule

  • Release Date: November 16, 2022

• EPA Announces 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Winners

  • Release Date: November 1, 2022

• EPA Selects Recipients of More Than $9 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants

  EPA News Release: EPA Selects Recipients of More Than $9 Million in Pollution Prevention Grants

  • Release Date: October 13, 2022

• EPA Announces Innovative Effort to Bring New Chemicals Used in Electric Vehicle, Semiconductor, Clean Energy Sectors to Market

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Innovative Effort to Bring New Chemicals Used in Electric Vehicle, Semiconductor, Clean Energy Sectors to Market

  • Release Date: October 5, 2022

• La EPA anuncia una iniciativa de difusión nacional para reducir la exposición al plomo en comunidades marginadas

  Comunicado de prensa de la EPA: La EPA anuncia una iniciativa de difusión nacional para reducir la exposición al plomo en comunidades marginadas

  • Release Date: October 4, 2022

• EPA Announces Nationwide Outreach Initiative to Reduce Lead Exposure in Underserved Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Nationwide Outreach Initiative to Reduce Lead Exposure in Underserved Communities

  • Release Date: October 4, 2022