Hydrogen fluoride is used at around a quarter of U.S. refineries in the alkylation process, but accidental releases and ...

PFOA and PFOS have been found in the drinking water of 200 million Americans, including 6 out of 10 Illinoisans.

The earliest the EPA ban could begin is June, but it's expected to be delayed. If it goes into effect, the federal ban will ...

Elected officials and local environmental and public health leaders called for improvements to Long Island’s water and public ...

On March 18th, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ban of Chrysotile asbestos became the first rule to be finalized under the ...

The EPA banned trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene ... human health" — a requirement under the Toxic Control Substances Act. Meanwhile, the chemical would remain in use unless courts intervene.

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency reapproved dozens of toxic pesticides today that are known ... conservation and farmer advocates joined a letter urging the EPA to ban the chemical ...

do not pose an “unreasonable risk,” as defined by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which authorizes the EPA to regulate chemicals not covered by other federal statutes. This could ...

The groups’ petition was prompted by the fact that pesticides that are manufactured in the United States, but banned from use domestically, are routinely exported to countries that often have limited ...