Ryan Carra on Proposed Rules

Precedent to Be Set for State PFAS in Products Laws as Maine Proposes Currently Unavoidable Use Determinations for Certain...

Three U.S. states – Maine, Minnesota, and New Mexico – have laws restricting intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in all products under various compliance deadlines. In each of these laws, the...more

8/5/2025 / Comment Period , PFAS , Proposed Rules , Rulemaking Process , State and Local Government , Toxic Chemicals

Deadline Extended for Reporting PFAS in Products in Minnesota, Proposed Minnesota PFAS Reporting Rule under Administrative Review

Under Minnesota’s PFAS in products law, manufacturers of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) must report those products to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) by...more

7/25/2025 / Environmental Policies , Filing Deadlines , Manufacturers , PFAS , Proposed Rules , Regulatory Requirements , Reporting Requirements , Rulemaking Process , State and Local Government , Toxic Chemicals

California Proposes Listing Microplastics Under Safer Consumer Products Program

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has taken a step toward regulating microplastics. On June 20, 2025, DTSC proposed to add microplastics to its Candidate Chemical List (CCL) under the state’s Safer...more

7/8/2025 / California , Comment Period , Government Agencies , Manufacturers , Proposed Rules , Regulatory Agenda , Toxic Chemicals

EPA’s Path Forward on TSCA Becomes Clearer

After a period of uncertainty, how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to revise its implementation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) during the second Trump administration is coming into focus...more

6/9/2025 / Biden Administration , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Final Rules , Proposed Rules , Regulatory Reform , Reporting Requirements , Risk Management , Rulemaking Process , Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) , Trump Administration

PFAS Reporting Rule Deadlines Extended – and More Changes to Come

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an interim final rule on May 13, 2025, extending the reporting deadlines for its Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Reporting Rule, 40 C.F.R. Part 705, which...more

5/14/2025 / Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Filing Deadlines , Final Rules , Manufacturers , PFAS , Proposed Rules , Regulatory Requirements , Reporting Requirements , Toxic Chemicals , Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Releases Proposed Reporting Rule for PFAS in Products

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is seeking comment on a first-of-its-kind proposed rule that will require manufacturers of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to...more

4/24/2025 / Chemicals , Government Agencies , Manufacturers , PFAS , Pollution Control , Proposed Rules , Reporting Requirements , State and Local Government , Supply Chain , Toxic Chemicals

EPA Announces Reevaluation of the TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule

Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration finalized amendments to the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that...more

3/21/2025 / Biden Administration , Chemicals , Environmental Policies , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Final Rules , Proposed Rules , Regulatory Requirements , Risk Management , Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) , Trump Administration

EPA Hints at Critical Changes to TSCA PFAS Reporting Rule, Seeks Comment

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) June 2021 proposal of a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting rule targeting manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sparked a major outcry from...more

11/29/2022 / Comment Period , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , Manufacturers , PFAS , Proposed Rules , Reporting Requirements , Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

The Future Is Now for TSCA Risk Management Rulemaking for Asbestos and Other Chemicals

EPA has proposed a ban on the ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, illustrating EPA’s strong authority under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Nevertheless, it is the alternatives to a ban that EPA...more

4/29/2022 / Asbestos , Chemicals , Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) , OSHA , Personal Protective Equipment , Proposed Rules , Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

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