The Trump administration has launched the most aggressive deregulatory campaign in the history of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), significantly reshaping how chemical regulations are enforced. This sweeping rollback of environmental oversight directly affects manufacturers that rely on chemical processes, easing compliance burdens but raising concerns about public and environmental safety. Recent changes underscore... Read more »
Last year congress amended the 40 year old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The new law, known as the Frank R Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA), placed new responsibility on the EPA to determine which chemicals are currently being manufactured, imported, and actively used in U.S. commerce during the last 10... Read more »
This past June the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act which overhauled the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was enacted. The bipartisan bill modernized the decades-old system for regulating chemicals in the United States by greatly expanding the EPA’s authority to regulate the import, manufacture and processing of industrial chemicals... Read more »
This week Congress passed a bipartisan TSCA reform package intended to update outdated laws regarding chemical safety regulations. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a 40-year-old piece of legislation that regulates manufacturing, transport, and use of thousands of chemicals in the United States. The new overhaul of this legislation will provide more power to... Read more »
