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• EPA Finalizes List of Next 20 Chemicals to Undergo Risk Evaluation under TSCA

  EPA News Release: EPA Finalizes List of Next 20 Chemicals to Undergo Risk Evaluation under TSCA

  • Release Date: December 20, 2019

• EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  Chalk, other illegal and mislabelled products pose serious risks to kids, elderly, pets

  EPA News Release: EPA orders online marketplace to stop selling illegal pesticides

  • Release Date: December 20, 2019

• EPA Takes Steps to Provide Needed Clarity and Certainty for U.S. Agriculture

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Steps to Provide Needed Clarity and Certainty for U.S. Agriculture

  • Release Date: December 19, 2019

• EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces New Method to Test for Additional PFAS in Drinking Water

  • Release Date: December 19, 2019

• U.S. EPA Holds Inaugural Conference on Reducing Animal Testing for Chemical Safety

  EPA News Release: U.S. EPA Holds Inaugural Conference on Reducing Animal Testing for Chemical Safety

  • Release Date: December 17, 2019

• EPA Announces Revised Interim Decision for M-44 Predator Control Devices

  Decision includes new restrictions and revisions that will better protect public health and non-target animals from accidental exposure

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Revised Interim Decision for M-44 Predator Control Devices

  • Release Date: December 5, 2019

• Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the Pacific Northwest

  Actions finalized in July and August

  EPA News Release: Recent EPA enforcement cases throughout the Pacific Northwest

  • Release Date: December 3, 2019

• A working aggressively to address 'forever chemicals,' Wheeler says

  EPA News Release: A working aggressively to address 'forever chemicals,' Wheeler says

  • Release Date: November 26, 2019

• EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Action Plan, Requests Public Input on Adding PFAS Chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory

  EPA News Release: EPA Takes Important Step to Advance PFAS Action Plan, Requests Public Input on Adding PFAS Chemicals to the Toxics Release Inventory

  • Release Date: November 25, 2019

• EPA Bans All Retail Distribution of Methylene Chloride to Consumers for Paint and Coating Removal

  EPA News Release: EPA Bans All Retail Distribution of Methylene Chloride to Consumers for Paint and Coating Removal

  • Release Date: November 22, 2019

• EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture

  EPA News Release: EPA Announces Availability of $4.8 Million in Funding for New Research on Managing PFAS in Agriculture

  • Release Date: November 22, 2019

• EPA Continues Progress Under PFAS Action Plan

  EPA News Release: EPA Continues Progress Under PFAS Action Plan

  • Release Date: November 7, 2019

• EPA announces $27.5 million in funding for Puget Sound

  National Estuary Program provides funds for state, local, tribal, and federal projects.

  EPA News Release: EPA announces $27.5 million in funding for Puget Sound

  • Release Date: October 31, 2019

• EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  Agency: Brownfields Job Training Grants Provide Skilled Workers for Alaska Communities

  EPA News Release: EPA selects Zender Environmental Health and Research Group and the Alaska Forum, Inc. for $400,000 in Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training Grants

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019

• EPA Proposes Rule to Update Pesticide Application Exclusion Zone Requirements

  Proposal makes important, targeted improvements to the Application Exclusion Zone requirements to provide greater workability while continuing to protect farm workers

  EPA News Release: EPA Proposes Rule to Update Pesticide Application Exclusion Zone Requirements

  • Release Date: October 24, 2019