The legislation permanently reclassifies fentanyl as a Schedule I drug, meaning it has no accepted medical use and a high ...

On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a compliance guide to assist the regulated community in complying ...

Manufacturers have been quietly abandoning the use of toxic ingredients in their products, in response to California’s strict ...

The EPA’s overly cautious approach is also leading to a backlog of new chemicals awaiting approval in the US, industry representatives claimed at the hearing. The backlog is forcing manufacturers to ...

The Trump administration has appointed two industry insiders to oversee chemicals regulations, amid a broader Republican push to speed up a chemical approval process they say has held up innovation ...

EPA Issues Final Risk Management Rules For TCE, PCE, And CTC: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released final risk management rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA ...

Karyn Schmidt joined Squire Patton Boggs as a principal in the public policy practice in Washington, the firm announced ...

House Energy and Commerce Republicans are prioritizing scrutiny of the nation’s revamped chemicals law for one of their first hearings of the new Congress. The hearing comes on the heels of ...

The EPA is banning all uses of this chemical under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The agency also banned all consumer uses of Perc, which is less harmful than TCE but can still cause liver ...

To promote voluntary improvement of management of chemical substances by business operators and to prevent any impediments to the preservation of the environment through the establishment of the ...

A new call to action: protecting the youngest among us by transforming chemical regulations and reducing toxic exposures to create a safer, healthier future for all. Manufactured Chemicals and ...

Dubbed “Amara’s Law,” it has outlawed the sale of products containing per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—the notorious “forever chemicals” linked to severe health and ...