In September 2023, sirens blared again across Hopewell, Virginia, after oleum, commonly known as fuming sulfuric acid, leaked from the AdvanSix chemical plant. The plant, one of many big polluters in ...

The Trump administration will consider rolling back Biden-era regulations that increased safeguards for workers at chemical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most Americans, and most New Yorkers, are concerned about chemicals in their food and drinking water, according to a survey from ...

On March 20, EPA announced proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to compel companies to report all new uses of five groups of chemicals: ...

The Trump administration will consider rolling back Biden-era regulations that increased safeguards for workers at chemical plants, announcing the plans Thursday ...

By Liz Kimbrough Look around your home. A food wrapper, a shampoo bottle, a couch cushion and many other items very likely contain synthetic chemicals that were never tested for long-term safety ...

Top chemical safety officer Nancy Beck said restrictions on dangerous existing chemicals should “mitigate unreasonable risk, not all risk.” EPA’s highest ranking chemicals official signaled plans to ...

Workers in chemical plants, along with communities near such facilities, will have to wait longer for regulations that aim to reduce cancer and other health risks associated with widely used solvents ...

Lowering workplace exposure limits to nine hazardous chemicals, including respirable crystalline silica, would cost employers more than $30bn across 10 years but the cost would be outweighed by ...