1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (114+ words) Bloomberg Law News Three out of four commercial chemicals the EPA analyzed may harm people's health, the agency said in draft documents it released Friday. The Environmental Protection Agency released for public comment and peer review two draft risk evaluations…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (80+ words) Bloomberg Law News Future EPA chemical analyses are likely to reuse the agency's recently proposed, unusual analytic methods that could downgrade formaldehyde's estimated risks, critics predict. The agency proposed new toxicity and risk calculations for the cancer-causing chemical on Dec....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (137+ words) The White House has cleared a proposed EPA rule revising the agency's strategy of deciding when a chemical is so risky that its uses have to be restricted. The White House's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) approved on…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (153+ words) Di-isobutyl phthalate, a chemical used to make plastics, poses an unreasonable risk to workers and the environment, the EPA said in a draft risk evaluation released Thursday. The Environmental Protection Agency released a draft risk evaluation for di-isobutyl phthalate (DIBP),…...