Announcements and Schedules

EPA Proposes Rule to Clarify Supplier Notification Requirements for TRI-Listed PFAS

New page for announcement on Jan. 16, 2025

Resource on Protecting Children from Lead Now Available in 11 Additional Languages

New page with announcement sent Jan. 17, 2025

EPA Administrator Signs 2024 Pollinator Week Proclamation

EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan issued a proclamation in support of National Pollinator Week.

Help Spread the Word about EPA’s Safer Choice Facebook Page!

Listserv to announce the re-launch of the Safer Choice Facebook page.

EPA Update on the Use of the Pesticide Chlorpyrifos on Food

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an update on the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos on food.

EPA Issues Guidance on “Absence of an Ingredient” Claims for Pesticide Products

EPA issued guidance to clarify how it will evaluate “absence of an ingredient” claims for pesticide products regulated under FIFRA.

EPA Requests Input on Pesticide Safety Education Program for Farmworkers

The Environmental Protection Agency is sought public input on the design of a new National Farmworker Training and Education Program (NFTEP)

EPA Requests Public Comments on Candidates for Membership on the TSCA Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals

EPA is opening a 30-day comment period on candidates under consideration for membership on the 2024 TSCA SACC.

EPA Calls for Applications for the 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards

EPA is accepting applications for the 2024 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards. Applications are due April 25, 2024.

EPA Announces Proposed Registration of New Pesticide Florylpicoxamid

EPA released its proposed registration decision for three products containing the new active ingredient florylpicoxamid, a broad-spectrum fungicide that can be used on food crops and golf courses.

EPA Signs Joint Statement of Cooperation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Help Protect Endangered Species and Support Sustainable Agriculture

EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) signed a Joint Statement of Cooperation to better align EPA’s strategies for protecting endangered species from exposure to pesticides with FWS’s consultation processes.

EPA Shares Fish and Wildlife Service’s Final Endangered Species Act Biological Opinion for Methomyl

EPA is sharing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS’s) final biological opinion (BiOp) for the pesticide methomyl.

EPA Registers New Pesticide Active Ingredient Veratrine

EPA registered products containing the new active ingredient veratrine, an insecticide for direct application to walls and other vertical man-made structures, such as transportation equipment for non-food commodities.

EPA Announces Interim Decisions on Chlorothalonil, Thiophanate-methyl, and Carbendazim

EPA is releasing interim decisions for three pesticides with wide-ranging fungal and antimicrobial properties.

EPA Releases Draft Scope Document for Vinyl Chloride TSCA Risk Evaluation

The EPA released the draft scope document for the risk evaluation for vinyl chloride under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for public comment.

EPA Finalizes Settlement and Announces New Tracking Website for Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Data Call-In Notices

EPA is announcing the December 12, 2024, final settlement relating to the implementation of the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.