Your Guide to Emerging Issues in Environmental Regulation and Litigation.
Readers of the Environmental Law Monitor have followed methylene chloride (MC), the solvent best known for its use in paint stripping, through nearly every stage of its modern regulatory life. In “Partially Stripped,” we examined EPA’s decision to retreat from a proposed complete ban and instead prohibit only consumer paint-stripper uses. In “9th Circuit: EPA’s …
PFAS remains at the forefront of environmental regulation and litigation, with product labeling requirements emerging as the newest battleground. While no federal law currently requires consumer-facing PFAS labels, several states have enacted their own disclosure and labeling requirements, creating a fragmented regulatory landscape for manufacturers. At the federal level, the EPA’s efforts have focused on …
A recent application submitted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has drawn criticism from environmental groups because it involves the proposed use of PFAS to cool equipment used in data centers. The TSCA requires companies to apply to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency before manufacturing or importing new chemical substances, which are those not …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Jan. 5 the process it will be using to notify manufacturers and users of certain toxic substances about imminently expiring confidential business information claims (CBI) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Companies request CBI claims as to proprietary information or knowledge – such as manufacturing processes and chemical formulas …
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Dec. 4 finalized amendments on the regulation of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, the EPA targeted stricter regulations of certain exemptions under the TCSA for PFAS and PBT chemicals. As our blog has previously reported, the challenges surrounding the manufacturing of PFAS and PFAS PBT …
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a risk management rule as part of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would ban the production, processing and distribution of trichloroethylene (TCE) for all uses. TCE is used in a variety of applications, including cleaning and furniture-care products, paints and coatings, solvents, laundry and dishwashing products, degreasers, lubricants, …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA) provides the EPA with needed authority to require reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements related to chemical exposures where risks or exposures of concern are found. The TSCA addresses the production, use, and disposal of multiple chemicals – including chemicals such as lead-based paint …