EPA’s evaluation could affect paints, coatings, sealants and adhesives, due to inclusion of minerals used in raw materials. EPA’s proposed scope includes asbestos as defined in Title II (Sec. 202) of TSCA with other minerals generally mined with asbestos, such as vermiculite and talc, due to geological mixing and proximity to asbestos. Read More…
California's South Coast Air Quality Management District's Rule 314 – Fees for Architectural Coatings Manufacturers is intended to recover the district’s cost of implementing the architectural coatings program and programs related to architectural coatings, and mandates that those revenues only be used for such purposes. Read More…
On Jan. 28, ACA submitted comments to the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) on the agency’s draft report to the state legislature, as required by the Safer Products for Washington Act. In relation to its listing of paints, DOE’s current report focuses on identification of paint products containing inadvertent Polychlorinated biphenyls (iPCBs). Read More…
California's South Coast Air Quality Management District adopted Rule 1168 in April 1989 to reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from adhesive and sealant applications. The rule has been amended 14 times. Read More…
There are a variety of state laws and executive actions to restrict or ban vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 rules in the private sector; so, it is largely up to businesses to decide how and whether or not to enforce vaccine mandates in the workplace. Read More…
Now that EPA has added 1-BP to the Clean Air Act list of HAPs (also known as air toxics), the agency may consider regulatory actions, that is, revising or creating new emissions standards for source categories that emit 1-BP. Read More…