Saturday, January 22, 2011

Two NGOs file suit against EPA for failure to consult on Endangered Species Act

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On January 20, 2011, two NGOs filed "the most comprehensive legal action ever taken to protect endangered species from harmful pestic...
Friday, January 21, 2011

The (Un?)Likelihood of TSCA Chemical Reform?

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Reform of the ancient (in regulatory terms) Toxic Substances Control Act seemed to be finally on the front burner during 2010.  After years ...
Thursday, January 20, 2011

30 States Introduce Chemical Restriction Laws as TSCA Chemical Reform Lies Dormant

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With TSCA reform activities essentially dormant (and perhaps dead), a total of 30 separate US states have introduced chemical reform legisla...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Oops - Make that 107,067 Substances Notified, Not 24,529, Under EU Classification Scheme

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Okay, so it was just a little bit off.  On January 4, 2011 the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced with fanfare that 3.1 million cla...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Chemical Companies Register Thousands of Chemicals Under REACH - Now What?

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The first 25,000 registration dossiers under REACH - for nearly 3,400 chemicals - were submitted to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) by...
Monday, January 17, 2011

New EPA Web Site Seeks to Increase Transparency of Regulatory Activity

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The USEPA continues with its goal to increase transparency in government by launching a new web site called Reg Stat.  The web site lets the...
Saturday, January 15, 2011

South Korea expected to release a REACH-like chemicals law soon

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With companies that make or import chemicals into Europe still reeling from the first deadline of REACH registration, the Ministry of Enviro...
Friday, January 14, 2011

New California Study Shows High Incidence of Chemicals in Pregnant Women

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A study published online today in Environmental Health Perspectives shows widespread evidence of many common chemicals in pregnant women.  T...
Thursday, January 13, 2011

2010 - Warmest Meteorological Year, Tied for Warmest Calendar Year

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The warming of the planet has been on a bit of a tear lately, with most of the hottest mean global annual temperatures occurring in the last...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

2011 - International Year of Chemistry

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For some reason I thought of Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery as I typed the title of this post.  In any case, 2011 has been offi...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011

House Energy and Commerce Committee Gets New Chairs

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No, not new furniture.  New Subcommittee chairs to go along with the Committee Chair, which went to Fred Upton of Michigan a few weeks ago. ...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Several Hundred Chemicals Classified as Carcinogens, Mutagens or Reproductive Toxins under REACH

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As I noted last week , the European Chemical Agency (ECHA) received 3,114,835 notifications of 24,529 substances under its Classification, ...
Friday, January 7, 2011

EPA Takes Next Step in Test Rule for BPA

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Almost a year ago the EPA issued a Chemical Action Plan (CAP) for bisphenol-A, commonly called simply BPA, a chemical used in many plastics....
Thursday, January 6, 2011

EPA Issues Final Test Rule for 19 Chemicals - With or Without TSCA Reform, EPA Moves Forward

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In their continuing attempts to collect data on "orphan" chemicals, that is, those High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals for whic...