A group of 11 U.S. Senators came together in late July to introduce legislation to codify the Chevron Doctrine, which was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Bernie Sanders Read More
Category: 2024 August
Water Industry Organizations Appeal Final PFAS Drinking Water Rule
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA) filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review the Final per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Drinking Water Rule issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). In April, USEPA announced the first-ever national, Read More
Five Chemicals Proposed as High-Priority Substances Under Toxic Substances Control Act
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) proposes to designate five chemicals as High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation under the nation’s chemical safety law, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). If USEPA finalizes these designations as proposed, the risk evaluation process will immediately move forward. The five chemical substances USEPA is proposing to designate as High-Priority Read More