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EPA Policy on Consultation with Indian Tribes: Guidance for Discussing Tribal Treaty or Similar Rights

The purpose of this Guidance is to enhance EPA’s consultations under the EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes in situations where tribal treaty rights may be affected by a proposed EPA action.

EPA Community Grants - Points of Contact

EPA Community Grants

Protecting Bees and Other Pollinators from Pesticides

What EPA is doing to protect bees and other pollinators from pesticides, such as risk assessments; also explains factors in declining pollinator health, and why pollinators are important.

Formaldehyde

Information on formaldehyde and the regulation of formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products under the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

E3 Success Story - Path Toward Sustainability Leads to Significant Water Savings: Southwire

Southwire—a manufacturer of wire and cable products— searched for opportunities to reduce its water use and launched a sustainability campaign that established goals to reduce water use by 15 percent and overall carbon footprint by 10 percent.

New Use Candidates

Candidates for New Uses of Pesticides

Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Airborne Chemicals

Acute exposure guideline levels (AEGLs) describe the risk to humans from a once-in-a-life-time, or rare, exposure to airborne chemicals.

Choose Fish and Shellfish Wisely

Information about ways to protect oneself and one's children from eating contaminated fish and shellfish, understanding EPA's advice for safe fish consumption, and learning whether their are fish advisories in one's area.

About Using Predictive Models and Tools To Assess Chemicals under TSCA

As part of EPA's effort to promote chemical safety, OPPT provides public access to predictive models and tools which can help inform the public on the hazards and risks of substances and improve chemical management decisions.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0389

This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0389.

5 - Develop Outreach Plans

Information related to Develop Risk Communication Programs for Fish and Shellfish Consumption Advisories - 5 - Develop Outreach Plans

ECM for Fluoxastrobin & Degradates in Water - MRID 50428701

Environmental Chemistry Methods for Fluoxastrobin & Degradates MRID 50428701

ECM for Cyclaniliprole & Degradate NK-1375 in Soil - MRID 49318914

Environmental Chemistry Methods for Cyclaniliprole & Degradate NK-1375 in Soil - MRID 49318914

Chemical Data Reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act

The Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) site provides information on reporting requirements under TSCA's Chemical Data Reporting Rule. The site provides instruction to data submitters on how to report and enable users to download the reported information.

EPA Releases Improved Modeling Tool to Estimate Health Effects from Chemicals

On Dec. 5, 2024, EPA released of an updated and improved version of OncoLogic™, a modeling tool used to evaluate the potential of chemicals to cause cancer

EPA Releases Draft Biological Evaluations for Atrazine, Simazine and Propazine

EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of atrazine, simazine and propazine, three widely-used herbicides used to control a variety of grasses and broadleaf weeds. Atrazine is used on about 75 million acres of agricultural crop land every year