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On June 26, the Court of Assizes of Vicenza issued a criminal judgment convicting 11 chemical plant executives for environmental crimes related to PFAS contamination.

On February 14, 2023, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) issued a proposed draft rule that provides guidance on reporting requirements and sales prohibitions for products...

In 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration modified its existing Hazard Communication Standard to conform with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has released its final human health toxicity assessments for a subgroup of PFAS chemicals known as GenX (i.e., hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid and its ammonium salt).

President Donald Trump's April 8, 2025, proclamation extends the compliance deadline for the EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) by two years, from July 8, 2027 to July 8, 2029, asserting national security concerns and a lack of technological availability.

With dramatic changes in weather across the world, the importance of clean drinking water has become a key issue for the public.

The Sound Science Act (S. 4397), introduced by Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) on April 27, 2026, would strengthen the science used for risk reviews and improve interagency coordination for chemicals regulated...

Numerous states, along with organizations that certify the environmental sustainability of various products, are engaging in efforts to limit PFAS in common consumer and commercial use products.

In November 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights has called for input on a thematic report on "forever chemicals (PFAS) and human rights." According to the UN, the report will identify how the adverse...

Current gyrations in foreign policy under the Trump Administration raise potential unintended impacts on the U.S. chemical industry, particularly at the intersection of international regulatory cooperation, global toxics...

Headlines this weekend refer to "renewed chaos" over e-mails sent to federal employees at most (some? all?) agencies of the government — asking employees...

On February 28, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that grease-proofing substances containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed the use of a new, systematic tool to guide how it will rank and prioritize substances in food for post-market safety reviews.

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) program and implementation of the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) will keep the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

In the world of science, the latest buzz-word is "nanotechnology". Nanotechnology and related "nano" subjects, such as nanoscience, nanostructures, nanobusiness, nanocomposites, and the like, have been the topic of everything from tradeshows and technical papers to Michael Crichton's latest science-fiction bestseller. All this publicity leads many to ask: What is nanotechnology?

Effective for entries made on or after November 13, 2025, the list of goods exempted from reciprocal tariffs has been expanded to include certain meat, vegetables...