EPA has issued a final rule adding the industrial solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP) to its list of “hazardous substances” under the Superfund law -- an automatic addition after the agency late last year issued a landmark listing of the chemical as a “hazardous air pollutant” (HAP) under t...
EPA is nearing release of its proposed rule establishing a method for the agency to add new substances to its list of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) regulated by the Clean Air Act, after the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed review of the plan ahead of its upcomi...
including HFPO-DA, sometimes called GenX, to the list of hazardous substances under that law. It also seeks input on whether some PFAS compounds can or should be designated as a group or category.
while the CWA HS regulation focuses on the environmental impact of chemical discharges into navigable waters across the entire U.S. While there is an overlap in chemicals regulated by these two regulations, the list subject to CBS regulations, found in 6 ...
Proposed Test Rule for Certain Chemicals on the ATSDR/EPA CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous SubstancesCFR Part
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The first campaign focused on 148 registrations of substances of very high concern (SVHC) on the REACH Authorization List. Registrants or their downstream users can only use these substances if they have a valid authorization from the European Commission. Uses without an authorization need to be ...
The Regulations List Incorrect (and Correct) Penalty Amounts US EPA recently added language to several sections of regulations in 40 CFR to clarify the price of civil penalties assessed for environmental violations. The text reads, “The civil monetary penalty amount listed in this section may not...
This new rule is the first time EPA has directly designated any substance as a hazardous substance under its CERCLA 102(a) authority, making it vulnerable to scrutiny. Historically, substances have been added to CERCLA’s list of hazardous substances through their designation in other statutes iden...
EPA’s imminent plan to list two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as Superfund “hazardous substances” is driving growing calls for the agency to grant liability waivers to sectors concerned about significant regulatory costs, though sources doubt the agency has such authority and one so...