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Chrysotile asbestos is the only known form of asbestos imported into the United States. It is found in a variety of products, such as sheet gaskets, brake blocks, and aftermarket brakes...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on December 27, 2022, the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the carbon tetrachloride risk...

On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the Colour Index Pigment Violet 29...

On August 29, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and requested public comment on a draft revision to the risk determination for the...

EPA announced the availability of the final scope of the risk evaluation to be conducted for octamethylcyclotetra-siloxane D4, a chemical substance for which EPA received a manufacturer request for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act TSCA. 87 Fed.

 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 ANTI-ASBESTOS ADVOCATES FILE SUIT AGAINST EPA TO SET DEADLINE TO EVALUATE LEGACY ASBESTOS RISKS AS REQUIRED BY TSCA EPA Fails to Respond to Request to Meet its Non-Discretionary Duty to Address  Risks of Asbestos in Homes, Schools, Workplaces, and Consumer Products Washington, DC – Together, with 11 other organizations and asbestos experts, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos e...

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On January 26, 2021, several public health advocacy organizations and scientists (Petitioners) filed a notice of intent (NOI) to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

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Thursday, January 14, 2021 On January 8, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final risk evaluation for 1,4-dioxane. 86 Fed. Reg. 1495. The final risk evaluation identifies unreasonable risk to workers for 13 out of 24 conditions of use. EPA states that it found no unreasonable risk to the general population and the environment. EPA notes that it also published a supplemental analysis to the draft risk evaluation that evaluated eight additional conditio...