Search Results for keywords:"Toxics Release Inventory"

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  • 2024-31464 — Implementing Statutory Addition of Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Beginning With Reporting Year 2025
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 573
    Reading Time:about 15 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to update the list of chemicals required for toxic chemical release reporting under two acts: the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). This update adds nine specific chemicals, known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), based on a Congressional mandate from the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. These PFAS must be reported in the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) starting with the 2025 reporting year. The rule is effective from February 5, 2025, and aims to improve public and governmental understanding of PFAS releases for better environmental management.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA has made a new rule that says certain chemicals called PFAS, which can harm the environment, must be reported by companies from 2025 onward, so everyone can understand how much is being released and help take care of the planet better.

  • 2024-31406 — Toxics Release Inventory (TRI); Clarification of Toxic Chemicals Due to Automatic Additions of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under the National Defense Authorization Act
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    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5795
    Reading Time:about 14 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed changes to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) regulations to explicitly include certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the list of "toxic chemicals," as those are automatically added under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) starting January 1, following specific criteria. This clarification ensures that suppliers must notify their customers about products containing these PFAS at the beginning of each year. The action aims to align regulations with existing NDAA provisions without adding new requirements, merely clarifying when notifications must occur. Comments on this proposal are open until February 18, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA wants to make sure a special list of chemicals called PFAS is clearly marked as "bad" so companies have to tell their customers if their products contain them. They are doing this because of a law that tells them to, but they're not adding new rules, just helping everyone understand when they need to let people know.

  • 2025-02913 — Two Proposed Rules Published by the Environmental Protection Agency With Comment Periods That Close February 18, 2025, to February 20, 2025; Reopening of Comment Periods
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 10043
    Reading Time:about 3 minutes

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reopened the comment period for two proposed rules published on January 17, 2025, and January 21, 2025. These rules involve adding certain PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory and updating methods for analyzing contaminants under the Clean Water Act. The new deadline for submitting comments is March 24, 2025. Interested parties are encouraged to review these proposed rules and share their feedback with the EPA.

    Simple Explanation

    The EPA is giving people extra time to share their thoughts on two ideas they have about how to handle certain chemicals and water cleaning methods. Now, everyone has until March 24, 2025, to say what they think!