May 28, 2024 | EPA issues final rule requiring reporting of seven additional PFAS to Toxic Release Inventory
On May 16, 2024, following an announcement in January 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule to update the chemicals listed in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) to i...
May 28, 2024 | EU Sets New Targets to Boost Net-Zero Technology Production
On 17 May 2024, the European Parliament adopted ambitious plans to boost the production of net-zero technologies. A Delegated Directive 2024/1405 was issued, adding the raw materials for the productio...
India releases new implementation schedule for eight products standards.
May 27, 2024
India has published a revised schedule for the implementation of new standards for a few substances. The schedules were published in the Gazette of India by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on 30 ...
California’s Draft 2024-2026 Priority Product Work Plan Targets Paints and Microplastics in Safer Consumer Products Program
May 27, 2024
On May 16, 2024, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released the draft 2024-2026 Priority Product Work Plan detailing the items to be investigated under the Safer Consumer Pr...
EPA Updates TSCA Inventory Ahead of 2024 Chemical Data Reporting Cycle
May 27, 2024
On May 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the latest update to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory. This biannual update, which makes non-confidential TSCA...
New Zealand Seeks Feedback on 2024 Workplace Exposure Standards and Biological Exposure Indices
May 26, 2024
WorkSafe New Zealand has announced the final deadline for submissions on proposed changes to the Workplace Exposure Standards (WES) and Biological Exposure Indices (BEI) for 2024. Stakeholders have un...
New Regulation for Hazardous Substances to Take Effect in Peru on June 1 2024
May 24, 2024
On December 2, 2023, the Peruvian government published Supreme Decree No. 031-2023-SA, approving the "Regulation for the Regulation and Oversight of Hazardous Substances for Domestic, Industrial, and ...
US EPA Announces New Resource Portal Ahead of 2024 Chemical Data Reporting Cycle
May 24, 2024
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reminding companies of the upcoming 2024 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) cycle, which begins June 1 2024 and ends September 30, 2024. This year, EPA h...
Canada proposes to amend the DSL for the Piperazine notification process.
May 24, 2024
On 11 May 2024, the Canadian Department of Environment published a notice proposing amendments to the Domestic Substance List (DSL) and introducing significant new activity (SNAC) notification require...
BIS Seeks Public Comments on Revised Ammonium Bromide Standards
May 22, 2024
The Bureau of Indian Standards is seeking comments until 26 June on the second revision of the standard for Ammonium Bromide, Pure and Analytical Reagents (IS 2723). This compound is widely used in th...
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