To enforce the ban, a fine will be implemented affecting manufacturers. Lawmakers pass crucial bill to address health threat ...

Exposure to asbestos is linked to more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, according to the Biden administration's EPA.

Former President Joe Biden's administration banned "ongoing uses" of the last form of asbestos permitted in the United States.

Last year, the Biden administration banned chrysotile asbestos, which the EPA called a milestone in the fight against cancer.

Opinion Opinion: Is it time to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act . . . again? Some 9 years after TSCA was updated, it’s clear it isn’t working—in part because some prior amendments left ...

The federal government is moving to add PFAS, a class of thousands of chemicals used in a wide range of products from food containers to clothing, to the official list of toxic substances, in ...

As a result, polymers have largely evaded regulation. For example, polymers are exempt from the major toxics acts: Toxic Substances Control Act in the U.S. and REACH in the E.U.

“The Toxic Substances Control Act requires EPA to give particular consideration to groups of people who are either more exposed to a chemical than the general population, or more susceptible to ...

The Get Toxic Substances Out of Schools Act will ensure that we invest in clean schools and build healthier communities,” Markey, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions ...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced that the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health will hold its next meeting online on Oct. 30, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

“The Toxic Free Food Act would close this dangerous loophole and stop this secret process that hides safety data, and allow the FDA to determine the safety of substances added to food.” ...