Articles Tagged with ''regulation/legislation''

Regulatory easing may reduce short-term compliance pressure, but long-term environmental and energy costs continue to build. Learn how manufacturers can manage risk, stabilize costs, and stay competitive.

At the end of 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed a review of 1,3-butadiene, finding potential unreasonable health risks for workers who breathe in this chemical at their jobs in 11 specific industrial settings.

A new study by researchers at the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences and Beijing Normal University presents a non-animal assessment framework designed to detect hazardous chemicals faster and more precisely. 

At the beginning of the year, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it is taking on new responsibilities under the EU’s One Substance, One Assessment (OSOA) package.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced at the end of December 2025 that it will move to regulate dozens of applications of five widely used phthalate chemicals. 

This column provides a current snapshot of PFAS regulatory action in the United States using recent actions in the states of New Mexico, Maine, and Minnesota.

The first session of the Stakeholder Forum focused on the REACH revision and its impact on end-user stakeholders and markets.

At its annual Washington Fly-In, ACD urged members of Congress to support the chemical distribution supply chain. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released the final risk evaluation for formaldehyde conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), and the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Formaldehyde Panel issued a statement challenging the scientific rigor of EPA’s assessment. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will formally designate five known or probable carcinogens as High-Priority Substances (HPS) that will undergo a risk evaluation under the nation’s chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).