Environmental Protection Agency

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 SVCH 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
USA EPA to upgrade safety standards for high-risk chemical facilities / Stiffer mandates for prevention	12.03.2024
USA EPA proposes updates to pollution prevention programme	29.01.2024
NANOPLASTICS Research reveals smallest-ever plastic fragments in bottled water / Reduced size may not reduce threat / New debate rages	16.01.2024
PFAS EPA revs regulatory engine / New rules for “inactive” chemicals / Seven substances added to TRI	12.01.2024
PFAS Settlements, new disputes set to claim more attention in 2024 / Some hope for Chemours / EPA, ECHA moves to be watched	09.01.2024
USA PET association Napcor: “We urgently need to forge ahead with recycling” / Collection systems stagnating	03.01.2024
PFAS EPA says Inhance must change fluorination process for HDPE containers / NGOs cheer, company goes to court	21.12.2023
PLASTICS AND HEALTH USA Launch of new thrust for environmental justice through the back door / Campaign to be folded into Inflation Reduction Act	14.12.2023
PFAS US court rejects class action suit against 3M, DuPont, others / Ruling says plaintiff did not prove source of contamination / Decision calls use of chemicals ‘nearly ubiquitous'	30.11.2023
PFAS European Court of Justice tosses Chemours' challenge to ECHA / Dutch lawsuits in progress / EPA urged to stop waste imports	13.11.2023
PFAS EPA announces stricter reporting rules for toxic substances / Probes uncover further contamination	01.11.2023
3M Belgian site idle again as PFAS issues resurface / Supplier says outage could affect other products	10.10.2023
US RECYCLING EPA to back reclaim projects with most spending in 30 years / Plastics industry touts its own steps to date	09.10.2023
CHINA Chemical association wants greener industry / Transition seen as major factor in further development / Competition comes from profit motive	27.09.2023
SWEDEN Government to end tax on plastic bags / Officials blame higher energy needed to make paper sacks	20.09.2023
PFAS Restrictions could disrupt supply chain, warns European industry / EPA orders Chemours, 3M to do more testing / Insufficient data on ‘forever chemicals'	21.08.2023
PVC VinylPlus fights for industry's future in EU / Results of ECHA risk review due in Q4 / US EPA may study dangers of VCM	17.08.2023