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Texas Seeks OK from EPA on Controversial Herbicide for Pigweed

24.06.2014 - The US Environmental Protection Agency is considering an emergency request by Texas regulators to allow cotton farmers to deploy a controversial herbicide, marking a new front in...

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ExxonMobil Begins Texas Cracker Construction

20.06.2014 - After receiving all regulatory approvals, ExxonMobil Chemical has begun construction of its new 1.5 million t/y ethane cracker project and related plastics facilities in Baytown...

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EPA and Reckitt Benckiser Agree to Cancel Rodenticides

04.06.2014 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached agreement with consumer chemicals producer Reckitt Benckiser to cancel 12 d-CON mouse and rat poison products that no...

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EPA Extends Deadline for Comment on New Pesticide Rules

20.05.2014 - The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for its proposed revisions to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard for an additional 60 days...

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EPA Allows ExxonMobil Ethane Cracker to Go Ahead

19.05.2014 - US oil and petrochemicals group ExxonMobil has received final approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to build a 1.5 million t/y ethane cracker in Baytown, Texas...

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EPA Seeks Public Comment on Fracking Chemicals

12.05.2014 - The U.S. environmental protection agency EPA has announced it will seek public comment on the possible hazards of chemicals and mixtures used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking...

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U.S. EPA Seeks Comment on New Pesticide Registration

08.05.2014 - The U.S. environmental protection agency EPA has opened a public comment period on a proposed regulatory decision to register Dow Agrosciences' herbicide Enlist Duo, a proprietary...

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LyondellBasell Wins EPA Permit for Texas Ethylene Expansion

07.05.2014 - LyondellBasell has received a final greenhouse gas permit from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its multi-plant ethylene expansion program in Texas. The permit is...