14.10.2016
- After the recently passed reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, (TSCA), the US Environmental Protection Agency said it is proceeding swiftly with the fast-tracking of certain...
07.09.2016
- Following the revision in June of the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – officially known as the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act – the...
31.08.2016
- As the US agriculture sector awaits a final opinion from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the threat to bee populations from neonicotinoid-based pesticides (neonics)...
01.08.2016
- Bayer CropScience has withdrawn its flubendiamide insecticide sold under the trade name Belt after losing its appeal against a decision of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s...
28.07.2016
- The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented legislation passed by Congress in 2010, aimed at reducing exposure to formaldehyde vapors from certain wood products...
08.07.2016
- DuPont has lost another round in a string of pending or completed class action lawsuits involving discharges of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA or C8) from the US chemical giant’s...
09.06.2016
- As DuPont and its spin-off Chemours continue to face lawsuits from US residents claiming health damage from discharges into water of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), the chemical...
01.06.2016
- Environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace has criticized the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) passed by the US House of Representatives as “the weakest of all US...
