Author: E. Lynn Grayson

• U.S. EPA Announces September 6th PFAS Webinar

  August 23 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  U.S. EPA will host a webinar on September 6, 2023, from 1-2 CDT on its new Framework for Addressing PFAS and New Uses of PFAS under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Framework outlines U.S. EPA’s planned approach when reviewing new PFAS and new uses of existing PFAS. The Framework supports the U.S. EPA’s … Continue reading "U.S. EPA Announces September 6th PFAS Webinar"...

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• EPA Update: Unused Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer

  June 19 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a reinterpretation of the RCRA industrial ethyl alcohol exemption as it applies to the reclamation of alcohol-based hand sanitizer. EPA now takes the position that industrial ethyl alcohol-based products, including alcohol-based hand sanitizer, qualify for the exemption whether or not the materials are spent. EPA’s reinterpretation … Continue reading "EPA Update: Unused Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer"...

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• OEHHA Issues Proposed Amendments to Prop 65 Short-Form Product Warning Rules

  December 23 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard  Assessment (OEHHA) published a notice of modified text on December 13, 2021 to its proposed short-form warning regulations of California’s Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986 (Prop 65). OEHHA had initially proposed amendments to its short-form warning regulations on January 8, 2021. The December 13, … Continue reading "OEHHA Issues Proposed Amendments to Prop 65 Short-Form Product Warning Rules"...

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• Prop 65: March 11 Short-Form Warning Public Hearing

  November 05 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  OEHHA has scheduled a public hearing on March 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. PT as a result of a request from The Gorilla Glue Company. The hearing will be conducted remotely. Information concerning how to participate in the hearing will be posted on OEHHA’s website prior to next week’s meeting. More information about the public … Continue reading "Prop 65: March 11 Short-Form Warning Public Hearing"...

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• Molly Snittjer Leads Environmental Justice Program Today

  April 30 / Posted By E. Lynn Grayson

  Molly Snittjer is co-chairing the Chicago Bar Association’s program Environmental Justice: Its Impact on Local Underserved Communities today beginning at 1. The program will highlight recent regulatory developments and actions taken by U.S. EPA and IEPA to implement environmental justice initiatives. Environmental justice leaders will discuss the impact of environmental challenges on their overburdened communities … Continue reading "Molly Snittjer Leads Environmental Justice Program Today"...

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