EDC Policy Updates

In Texas, environmental activists and experts raise the alarm about the impact on the state’s petrochemical industry.

Proposed changes to the nation’s premier chemical safety law are necessary for American competitiveness, Senate Republicans said in a hearing on Wednesday, as Democrats warned the changes will harm public health.  

The Trump administration’s relentless rollback of public health and environmental protections has allowed widespread toxic exposures to flourish, warn experts who helped implement safeguards now under assault.

Gov. Tony Evers has signed off on new Wisconsin regulations that mirror federal limits on PFAS and lead in drinking water, even as legal and political battles continue at the state and national levels.

Scientists and health advocates say proposed changes to a key US chemicals safety law would upend protections for children and other vulnerable populations suffering from toxic exposures, while industry leaders argue the changes would help them get new chemicals to market without sacrificing safety.

EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement.

Per the lawsuit, this is the fourth challenge of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent reapproval of the herbicide dicamba.

EPA’s stalled rollback of its PFAS drinking water rule has led to a patchwork of states sticking to the Biden-era regulation.

A top U.S. regulatory official on Monday championed controversial chemical review reforms that critics say will support industry interests while weakening protections against toxic chemicals for the public.

The lethal pesticide is banned in Europe, China and many other countries. But not a single state in the U.S. has followed suit, despite research indicating that paraquat exposure increases the risks of Parkinson’s disease.

In a move enraging health and environmental advocates, President Donald Trump has signed an executive order protecting production of and providing “immunity” for glyphosate-based herbicides, such as Roundup, which have been linked to cancer and are the subject of widespread US litigation.

An executive order aimed at ramping up production of glyphosate set off alarms among supporters of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Facing pressure from activists, Lee Zeldin has boosted oversight of pesticide decisions, gumming up an already backlogged system.

South Carolina legislators are working to increase regulations on PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” with Rep. Joe Bustos proposing legislation after his wife’s battle with cancer.

The South Carolina legislature has made only tentative steps to address the growing threat of forever chemicals seeping into soil and water.

More than 500 pages of emails, internal presentations and talking points obtained by NOTUS detail lobbying efforts around the EPA’s decision to walk back standards.

North Carolina regulators have moved forward with weakened PFAS rules, relying on industry self-monitoring instead of enforceable limits.

Bill limits type of science used to determine health risks and gives industry major role in chemical review process.

A bill that could grant protections for northwest Georgia carpet companies facing a barrage of lawsuits over PFAS contamination has cleared a legislative hurdle.

A proposal would force Colorado farmers to obtain third-party approval before using neonicotinoid-treated seeds, a common pest-control practice on major crops.