The California Air Resources Board conducted this survey to gather data about aerosol coating and aerosol adhesive products sold or supplied for use in California in 2018. Read More…

The Washington State Department of Ecology determined that it will not take further regulatory action related to PCBs in paints and inks since TSCA precludes it from setting limits on inadvertent PCBs. Read More…

On June 7, U.S. EPA issued proposed amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing (MCM) facilities. The proposed amendments would establish inorganic HAP standards for process vessels, following the mandated technology review conducted under the Clean Air Act. Read More…

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has withdrawn its proposed changes to Proposition 65 short-form warnings because it was unable to complete amendments prior to its deadline. They agency has stated that it will issue another modified proposal considering comments it received. Read More…

The European Commission has opened a survey to gather stakeholder input related to select amendments of the EU’s REACH regulation. The survey includes two parts, one on a Generic Risk Management Approach and the other related to the authorization and restriction provisions of REACH. Read More…

The proposed rule would establish reporting and recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers, importers and processors of asbestos, including asbestos in bulk form, mixtures with asbestos or trace contaminants of asbestos and asbestos in articles, where activities occurred in the four years prior to the effective date of the rule. Read More…