Environmental Protection Agency

USA Trump upsets regulation cart / EPA to be eviscerated / Zeldin declares Green New Deal dead / Changes in store for VC classification?	21.03.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA Trump EPA drops Biden-era lawsuit against Denka / Chloroprene risk claimed to be overstated	19.03.2025
PFAS France seals new restrictions / US states set own drinking water standards	28.02.2025
PFAS Lawsuit wants Chemours fined for discharges overshoot / Quo vadis EPA?	05.02.2025
PLASTICS AND ENVIRONMENT ‘Trump 2.0' will see major changes in climate legislation / ACC staffers return to EPA	29.01.2025
MITSUBISHI Japanese giant backs away from US Gulf MMA plant / Investment a “bad bet”?	23.01.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Nine PFAS added to TRI list; draft evaluations of phthalates published / EPA prepares for presidential handover	17.01.2025
PLASTICS AND HEALTH Study finds carcinogenic flame retardants in black plastics / E-waste recycling targeted	23.10.2024
PFAS EPA orders four producers to clarify toxicity of fluorotelomer acrylate / UK behind on regulating ‘forever chemicals'	21.10.2024
PFAS New substances proposed for enhanced regulation in US / Upgrade of toxic chemical release inventory	14.10.2024
USA Revised recycling law draft in Congress seeks 30% recyclate in plastic packaging / Bucshon, Davis look to stimulate private sector investment	26.09.2024
PACKAGING USA Plastics Pact expands materials list for potential elimination by 2030 / More items to be evaluated for possible removal in 2026	24.09.2024
PFAS US petition calls for EPA to steer North Carolina water quality / NGO says state is too industry-friendly / Cape Fear region crucial	11.09.2024
PFAS US EPA extends reporting deadline for ‘forever chemicals' / Cites resource constraints as reason	10.09.2024
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA Louisiana district court issues permanent injunction against civil rights evaluation for plant-permitting / End to EPA's environmental justice campaign in US ‘chemicals belt'	09.09.2024
PLASTICS TREATY USA US seen as shifting position on global plastic-output cuts / Industry slams reports	22.08.2024
SHELL Energy giant drops chemical recycling plans / Target of 1 mn t/y by 2025 “unfeasible”	05.08.2024
USA Federal government launches plastics-waste-reduction strategy / Reduction of SUPs primary target	23.07.2024
PFAS EPA to recalibrate plans to regulate PFAS in plastic-container manufacture / Appeal from NGOs	18.07.2024
REACH ECHA adds new substances to SVHC list / PFAS review on the agenda for September	03.07.2024
PFAS US accelerates campaign against “forever chemicals” / Will avalanche of class action lawsuits hit manufacturers?	10.06.2024
TPC US authorities fine petchems maker USD 30 mn for 2019 blasts / Remedial and safety measures worth USD 80 mn mandated	29.05.2024
PLASTICS AND HEALTH EPA reveals results of two phthalate assessments / DIDP with mostly clean bill of health; DINP eyed more critically	24.05.2024
PFAS UN declares DuPont and Chemours violated human rights for contaminating water / EPA sets new drinking water standards	26.04.2024
PETROCHEMICALS USA Environmental Protection Agency steps up action against chemical companies / 218 plants affected	17.04.2024