Environmental Protection Agency actions to protect communities from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act NDAA amended Toxic Substances Control Act TSCA to add Section 8(a)(7), mandating manufacturers of chemical substance PFAS to report certain information
AIHA Issues Guidance to Protect Volunteers from COVID-19 During Natural Disaster Response and Recovery
The guidelines provide volunteers with information about how volunteer organizations operate during a response to severe natural disasters
May 25, 2021 09:20 ET | Source: AIHA AIHA Falls Church, Virginia, UNITED STATES
Falls Church, Virginia, May 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) AIHA, the association for scientists and professionals committed to preserving and ensuring OEHS in the workplace and community, announced recommendations designed to protect unpaid natural disaster response volunteers from COVID-19. The free guidelines also provide volunteers with information about how volunteer organizations operate during a response to severe natural disasters including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, wildfires, and more.
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The new 2021-2023 strategic plan of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) floats a series of potential expanded reporting requirements under the agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) and Environmental Protection and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) programs. The TRI and CDR programs are the most significant and wide-reaching chemical reporting programs administered by the agency and the source of much of the data EPA relies on to guide regulatory actions involving all of the agency’s programmatic offices, including air, water, waste, pesticides and chemicals.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has prepared a strategic plan for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) for fiscal years (FY) 2021-2023. The strategic plan outlines how OPPT intends to fulfill its obligations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), and related EPA policies and procedures “in ways that value science, protect people and the environment, and increase transparency for stakeholders and the general public.” The strategic plan includes new vision, mission, and values statements for OPPT. Priority areas include:
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