EPA

On June 24, 2020, EPA published a proposal to lower its current dust-lead clearance levels (DLCL) from 40 micrograms of per square feet (ug/ft2) to 10 ug/ft2 for floors and 250 ug/ft2 to 100 ug/ft2 for window sills.  DLCL is the maximum…

On June 5, Advocacy submitted comments to EPA on the Science Advisory Board Peer Review of EPA’s Draft Guidelines for the Preparing Economic Analyses. Advocacy requests that the panel pay special attention to recommendations in the…

On March 2, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a public comment period for the proposed 2020 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial…

On May 4, 2020, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for perchloroethylene (PCE). Under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals present an…

On April 23, 2020, EPA published a notice announcing the availability of draft scope documents for the risk evaluations to be conducted for the remaining 7 of its 20 high-priority chemicals designated in December 2019. The scoping…

On April 9, 2020, EPA published a notice announcing the availability of draft scope documents for the risk evaluations to be conducted for 13 of its 20 high-priority chemicals designated in December 2019. The scoping documents include the…

On April 3, 2020, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for asbestos. Under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals present an unreasonable risk of…

On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a 60-day comment period extension for its preliminary lists identifying manufacturers that may be subject to fee obligations under the Toxic Substance Control Act…

On March 3, 2020, EPA proposed to amend its regulations for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from electric utilities under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The agency is proposing procedures to allow…

On March 3, 2020, EPA published a supplemental proposal to a previously proposed significant new use rule (SNRU) for long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) chemical substances. In the original proposed SNUR for LCPFAC, published in…