https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-registration/epa-decision-documents-emergency-exemption-requests-use-grignard-pure
“On Thursday, January 14, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an emergency exemption for an antiviral air treatment, Grignard Pure, to be used in certain indoor spaces where social distancing can be challenging. This exemption has been granted to Georgia and Tennessee. After carefully reviewing safety and efficacy data, EPA has
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND CALIFORNIA REACH AGREEMENT TO DEMOLISH MAJORITY OF BUILDINGS AT SANTA ANA LABORATORY NUCLEAR SITE
According to the Ventura County Star newspaper, the U.S. Energy Department and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control have reached agreement on demolishing 10 of the 18 buildings at the site, located just outside of Simi Valley, California. See the November 19, 2020 edition of the paper, https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/simi-valley/2020/05/20/energy-department-tear-down-10-buildings-toxic-santa-susana-site-california/5220880002/.
The…
California Air Resources Board increases reporting obligations
As many as 800 new chemicals will have to be reported by industry under new regulations approved on November 19, 2020 by the California Air Resources Board.
See https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/ab-2588-air-toxics-hot-spots/hot-spots-inventory-guidelines.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE SEND TOXIC-FREE COSMETIC ACT TO GOVERNOR
On August 30, 2020, the Legislature passed the Act, Assembly Bill 2762.
The Act bans 12 chemicals banned from cosmetics fold in California, including formaldehyde, mercury, isopropyl parabens, and PFAS. The law now goes to the Governor for signature.
EPA ADDS TO PFAS REPORTING OBLIGATIONS
Effective July 1, 2021 companies must report their use of additional designated PFAS chemicals under the Toxic Release Inventory program. The list of all specific chemicals requiring reporting can be found at https://www.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program/list-pfas-added-tri-ndaa.
There is a reporting threshold of 100 pounds and de minimis exceptions to reporting, ranging from 0.1% for PFOA and…
NINE STATES CHALLENGE FEDERAL EPA BROAD FLEXIBILITY DURING COVID CRISIS
As mentioned before in this blog, EPA has issued an enforcement memorandum indicating the agency is disposed to show some flexibility tin enforcing environmental standards during the nationwide economic shutdown as a result of the Corona virus pandemic. Predictably, the agency action has been met with litigation.
The liberal Attorneys General of nine States (New…
NEWSOM TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS PLASTIC-BAG BAN
As a result of Proposition 67 passing in 2016, grocery stores in California have been banned from providing customers with plastic bags for their purchases. opponents of the ban have argued that reusable grocery bags themselves posed a risk of environmental damage, claiming that diseases resulting from unwashed/inadequately cleaned bags are as dangerous as polluting…