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EPA Releases Updated 2016 Chemical Data Reporting Rule Data
EPA is releasing updated data collected during the 2016 Chemical Data Reporting period
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EPA to Host July 26 Technical Webinar for Registrants of Pet Spot-on Products on Using New Standardized Templates for Enhanced Incident Reporting
EPA is hoasting a technical webinar on July 26 to for registrants to ask questions on how to use the new standard templates that can be used by registrants of pet spot-on.
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Now Available: Latest Update to the TSCA Inventory
The latest TSCA Inventory is now available
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Managing Pests Schools: Bed Bug Guidance for School Administrators, Teachers, and Staff
Managing Pests Schools: Bed Bug Guidance for School Administrators, Teachers, and Staff
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Applications Open for 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards
The 2020 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards application process is now open.
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EPA Releases Final Biological Evaluation for Effects of Sulfoxaflor on Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats
The Environmental Protection Agency has released a final biological evaluation for effects of Sulfoxaflor
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EPA Publishes Mercury Inventory Report, Enhances Transparency of Data on Supply, Use and Trade
EPA published the 2020 Mercury Inventory Report on the supply, use, and trade of mercury in the United States
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EPA Takes Step to Protect Vulnerable Species from Three Organophosphate Insecticides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken the necessary steps to implement the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) nationwide final biological opinion (BiOp) for the organophosphate insecticides malathion, chlorpyrifos and diazinon
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Deadline Extended for Source Reduction Assistance Grant Applications
EPA is extending the application deadline for the Source Reduction Assistance Grant Request for Applications
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Register for the March 31, 2020 Webinar on 2020 Chemical Data Reporting Requirements
EPA will host a webinar to provide an overview of the 2020 Chemical Data Reporting requirements
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EPA Makes Information About Lead More Accessible to Spanish Speakers with New “Plomo” Web Area
A copy of the listserv that announced the new "plomo" web area.
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TSCA SACC Meeting Minutes and Final Report for March 2020 Meeting on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Trichloroethylene
The meeting minutes and final report for the March 24-27, 2020, Toxic Substances Control Act Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals virtual meeting regarding EPA’s draft risk evaluation for trichloroethylene are now available
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EPA Seeks Public Input on the Current Pesticide Exemption Provision Process
EPA is issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit information on the current pesticide exemption provision process.
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Updated Pesticide Label Review Manual Chapters Now Available
EPA has updated the Label Review Manual chapters 3, 7 and 17
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Final Rule Clarifying Toxicology Data Requirements for Antimicrobial Pesticides Used on Food Contact Surfaces
EPA issued a final rule clarifying data requirements for antimicrobial pesticides in 40 CFR Part 158 Subpart W (158W), making the registration process for these pesticides more efficient and transparent.
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EPA Releases Outreach Materials for National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
EPA announcement of the availability of NLPPW 2022 materials
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Scientific Advisory Panel Report for Glyphosate Available
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) met December 13-16, 2016, to consider a set of scientific issues being evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency
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FIFRA SAP Minutes and Final Reports for November 2017 Meetings on Alternative High-Throughput Screens to Determine Endocrine Disruption Now Available on the Web
The minutes and final reports for the November 6, 2017, FIFRA SAP virtual preparatory meeting and the November 28-29, 2017 are now available.
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Statement on Sulfoxaflor Section 18 Emergency Exemptions
Statement from EPA on issuing emergency exemptions for the use of sulfoxaflor on cotton and sorghum.
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Cicadas
Cicadas belong to the insect family Cicadidae in the order Hemiptera