Friday, January 6, 2012

Paul Anastas, Head of Office of Research and Development, to Leave EPA

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According to a tweet on the Agency's Twitter account, Paul Anastas will leave EPA in mid-February.  Anastas, whom some refer to as ...
Thursday, January 5, 2012

Climate Scientist, former IPCC Chair, Bob Watson Honored with Knighthood

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Climate scientist Bob Watson of the University of East Anglia has been awarded a knighthood . Watson is a professor of environmental science...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

ECHA Recommends 13 Substances of Very High Concern be Banned

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According to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA): "The European Chemicals Agency has submitted to the European Commission a recomme...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

Many REACH Registrants Not in Compliance, Says ECHA Forum

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Ever since the first REACH registration deadline of November 2010 ECHA has been doing inspections to see if registrants properly complied wi...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

EPA Releases Work Plan to Improve Evaluation of Chemicals in Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program

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From the USEPA regarding the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program: "EPA is releasing an overview summary of the Agency’s work plan ...
Thursday, December 22, 2011

ECHA Adds 20 More Chemicals to Substances of Very High Concern List

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The European Chemical Agency (ECHA) has added twenty additional substances to the Candidate List of Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC). ...
Monday, December 19, 2011

NASA Reaffirms Scientific Integrity Policy

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According to a press release issued on December 16th: NASA has reaffirmed its commitment to science with the release of a new framework ...
Friday, December 16, 2011

ECHA to Delay Launch of CLP Classification Inventory

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This just in from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) in Helsinki: "ECHA has decided to delay the launching of the Classif...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

EPA Releases Work Plan to Improve Evaluation of Chemicals in Endocrine Disruptor Screening

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From EPA : "EPA is releasing an overview summary of the Agency’s work plan to improve the scientific methods used to evaluate chemica...
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

ECHA Publishes Report on Experiences of Successful REACH Registrants

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From the ECHA News Alert : In July 2011, ECHA conducted a survey with companies who had successfully submitted a registration under REACH...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

EU Member States Want REACH Revised to Better Address Small Company Concerns

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Small and medium-sized businesses are disproportionately impacted by the high costs of compliance with the EU REACH chemical regulation, acc...
Friday, December 2, 2011

ECHA to Set Up Expert PBT Group

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One of the main set of criteria for identifying and classifying substances of very high concern (SVHC) in Europe under the REACH regulation ...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

ECHA Gives "Guidance in a Nutshell" for Identifying Chemical Substances Under REACH

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ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency based in Helsinki that manages the REACH chemical registration program, has published another in its ser...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

EPA Makes Public Hundreds of Formerly Confidential Chemicals Studies

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On November 28, 2011 the USEPA released an updating showing "EPA's progress reviewing case files submitted to the Agency under TSCA...