Entries by Verdant Law

EPA Announces Action Plans for Chemicals Used in Dyes, Detergents, and Flame Retardants

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TSCA/EPCRA: On August 18, EPA posted action plans for benzidine dyes, nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates, and hexabromocyclododecane.   The chemicals at issue are “existing,” meaning that they are currently included on the inventory established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and therefore may be lawfully manufactured, processed, and used in the United States, subject to whatever restrictions or […]

Consultation Periods Open on Proposals to Harmonize Classification and Labeling of Four Substances under the EU's CLP Regulation

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EU CLP Regulation: Public consultation periods have opened on propoosals to harmonize the classification and labeling of four substances under the EU Regulation on Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (the so-called “CLP Regulation,” (EC) No 1272/2008). The CLP Regulation implements the UN’s Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (“GHS“). The substances are: […]

DTSC Announces New Date for the Public Workshop on Nanomaterials

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Nanotechnology: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) announced a new date for its public workshop on nanomaterials.  State budget constraints forced the agency to reschedule the meeting from its original date of August 13.   The new date is Wednesday, September 22, 2010.  The workshop will be held at the U.S. EPA Region 9 […]

Reminder: DTSC Reschedules Meeting on Results of Information Call-In for Carbon Nanotubes

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Nanotechnology: Due to state budget constraints, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has had to reschedule its August 13 meeting on carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and other nanoscale chemicals substances and materials.  No new date has been provided. DTSC was co-sponsoring the meeting with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the University of California, Los […]

DTSC Posts Public Comments on Draft Green Chemistry Regulation for Safer Consumer Products

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Green Chemistry Regulations: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) circulated the following announcement, informing stakeholders that the agency published all public comments received to date on the draft Green Chemistry Regulation for Safer Consumer Products.  The comments should make interesting reading.  Those of potential importance may be featured in future postings on the […]

House of Representatives Introduces Bill to Modernize TSCA

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TSCA Reform: On July 22, Representatives Bobby Rush (D-IL), Chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R. 5820) (“TCSA,” confusingly similar to the acronym of the current statute).  The bill is intended to modernize the […]

EPA Promulgates Direct Final SNURs under TSCA for Seventeen Chemicals

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TSCA: On June 24, 2010, EPA promulgated significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic SubstancesControl Act (TSCA) for 17 chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs), the type of notice submitted prior to manufacturing or importing a “new chemical” for commercial purposes.  The Federal Register notice announcing the SNURs can be found at 75 Fed. Reg. […]

Reminder: Upcoming DTSC Workshops on Draft Green Chemistry Regulation for Safer Consumer Products

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Green Chemistry: This evening, the California DTSC circulated the following reminder about its upcoming workshops seeking public comment on the Draft Green Chemistry Regulation for Safer Consumer Products.   These should be interesting events, which I plan to report on in a future post.  Stay tuned! “DTSC: Green Chemistry Initiative  Your Input is invited on the […]

California Releases a Draft of the Green Chemistry Regulation for Safer Consumer Products

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Green Chemistry Regulation: On June 23, the lead agency implementing California’s Green Chemistry Initiative, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), published on its website a draft of the Regulation for Safer Consumer Products.  According to the DTSC announcement, the draft will be the subject of two additional informal, half-day public workshops on July 7 from 8:30 a.m. […]

EPA Recognizes Recipients of 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards

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Green Chemistry:

This past Monday, June 21, at the Ronald Reagan Center in Washington, DC, EPA held the 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards ceremony. This year’s winners include BASF; The Dow Chemical Company; Merck & Co., Inc.; Codexis, Inc.; Clarke; LS9, Inc.; and James C. Liao, Ph.D. Additional details regarding the Challenge Awards Program and this year’s winners are provided below.