Palm Springs bombing investigation turns to the explosives
The suspect in Saturday’s bombing at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was a rocket hobbyist with radical views and an extraordinary amount of high-range explosives that appear to have been…
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Trump’s First 100 Days Reshape Chemical Regulation
President Donald Trump’s initial 100 days in office during his second term have marked a significant shift in the United States’ approach to chemical regulation, emphasizing deregulation and industry facilitation…
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Chemical Industry Petitions EPA to Ease PFAS Reporting
On May 2, 2025, a coalition of chemical companies petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an amendment of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) rule requiring…
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Secretary RFK Jr. Outlines FDA Reforms to Combat Toxic Chemical E
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently addressed a diverse group of stakeholders at the “Chemicals of Concern Policy Summit,” stressing the need for industry, regulators, and…
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Scientists seek to tempt aliens out of hiding with chemical in blood
Astrobiologists in Germany are developing a new testing device that could help tease dormant alien microbes into revealing themselves — and its key ingredient is a common amino acid that’s…
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EPA Amends TSCA for Faster Chemical Review
Key Takeaways Delays by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in processing premanufacture notices (PMNs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may lessen under final amendments to section 5…
Read More »If Syrian Chemical Weapons Were Found, the U.S. Army Could Safely Destroy Them
A civilian team at a base in Maryland disposed of Syrian toxins a decade ago after hundreds of people were killed in a nerve agent attack. Source link
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EPA Finalizes Revisions to PBT Chemical Regulations on DecaBDE an
On October 31, 2024, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael S. Regan signed a final rule revising the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP…
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Toxic Substances Control Act Reform: New Chemical Review Insights
On June 26, 2024, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored the all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform — Eight Years…
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Honeywell to clean up contaminated groundwater in L.A.
Decades ago, chemicals from manufacturing plants seeped into the groundwater in the San Fernando Valley, contaminating the aquifer. As part of ongoing cleanup efforts, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has…
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Newsom signs bill to expel six food dyes from California schools
Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, M&Ms and other items made with certain synthetic food dyes will be expelled from California public schools, charter schools and state special schools under a bill signed…
Read More »Chemical Leak From Rail Yard Near Cincinnati Prompts Evacuations
A train car in Whitewater Township, Ohio, was discovered to be leaking styrene, which is used to make plastic and fiberglass and is highly flammable. Source link
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An industrial chemical is being mixed with fentanyl
An industrial chemical used in plastic products has been cropping up in illegal drugs from California to Maine, a sudden and puzzling shift in the drug supply that has alarmed…
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Toxic chemical reactions fuel crises at L.A. County landfills
Hundreds of feet underground, in a long-dormant portion of Chiquita Canyon landfill, tons of garbage have been smoldering for months due to an enigmatic chemical reaction. Although operators of the…
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Video shows Florida man injecting chemical agent under neighbor’s door
A Florida man has been charged with several counts of battery after injecting a potentially hazardous chemical into his upstairs neighbors’ home. After a hidden camera showed Xuming Li using…
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