EPA says it is planning to propose a "risk management regulatory action" to address its finding that 1,3-butadiene presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, according to a Federal Register notice.
EPA says it is planning to propose a "risk management regulatory action" that would address its finding of an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment from five chemical substances -- Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Dicyclohexyl Phthalate (DCHP), Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP), and Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP), it said in a Federal Register notice.
EPA is "dramatically expanding" its ability to investigate and enforce measures to prevent what it calls illegal pesticide and chemical smuggling operations at U.S. ports by bad actors such as Chinese manufacturers and criminal cartels, according to a recent news release.
EPA may be proposing an interpretation of the Toxic Substances Control Act that finds that the agency doesn't have the statutory authority to require reporting from those importing articles containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), according to attorneys with Bergeson and Campbell in a recent blog post on EPA's plans to amend PFAS regulations and allow certain exemptions to the scope of reporting PFAS (see 2511120028).
EPA has issued calendar year 2026 allowances for the production and consumption of hydrofluorocarbons, according to a Federal Register notice to be published Nov. 20. This issuance is in accordance with EPA regulations per the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, which directs EPA by Oct. 1 of each calendar year to determine the quantity of production and consumption allowances for the following calendar year, EPA said.
The EPA is extending by 90 days the postponement of certain regulatory provisions that are part of a final rule on trichloroethylene, or TCE, according to a Federal Register notice. The postponement is now through Feb. 17, 2026.
The EPA is extending the comment period to Nov. 21 for those wanting to provide feedback on the agency's proposed rule reconsidering some of the regulatory requirements related to the phase-down of hydrocarbons, according to a Federal Register notice.
EPA plans to amend a regulation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by allowing certain exemptions to the scope of reporting PFAS, according to a Federal Register notice.
EPA has established a tolerance action for residues of cyclobutrifluram in or on the food and feed commodities of cotton, gin byproducts; cotton, undelinted seed; lettuce, leaf; soybean, seed, according to a Federal Register notice.
EPA is issuing significant new use rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act for 35 chemical substances, it said in a Federal Register notice. The final rule will be effective Jan. 5. The SNURs require persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture, import or processing of any of these chemical substances for an activity designated as a new use in the SNUR, EPA said.