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Public Meetings on Reassessment of PCB Use Authorizations

EPA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to potential reassessment of PCB use authorization under the Toxic Substance Control Act. Public comments are due on July 6; EPA will also be holding public meetings. Learn more here…

EPA Proposes Adding 16 Chemicals to the TRI Chemical List

On April 6, 2010, EPA took another important step toward providing communities with additional information about toxic chemicals being released to the environment.

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EPA is Providing Communities with Additional Information about the Release of Hydrogen Sulfide into the Environment

The Agency is announcing that it is considering lifting the 1994 Administrative Stay of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide. EPA is now presenting its rationale for why the Stay should be lifted, based on an updated evaluation that includes new information on human health and environmental effects of hydrogen sulfide. Learn more here...

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This is a closely moderated blog and one created so that all users of the collaborative forum can benefit. This website is used to share information on upcoming conferences, trainings, reports, analyses, position papers, original research, and success stories related to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) or other environmental data. Therefore, Environmental Council of the States encourages comments that touch upon these items or other relevant TRI-related topics. We expect that participants will treat each other with respect. We will not post comments that contain vulgar language, personal attacks of any kind, or offensive items that target specific ethnic or racial groups. We will remove spam or items that promote individual products and services as well as any comments making unsupported claims. We require that you register on this website before you are allowed to post comments. By doing this we are able to better monitor what is being posted on the site. We recognize that the internet is a 24 hour medium and your comments are welcome at any time. However, moderating comments and posting suggested documents, links, and blogs will only occur during normal business hours Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include phone numbers or email addresses in your comments. If you include this information we will remove it before posting. Other environmental-related queries not related to the blog should be directed to: Kelley Ann Lovelace, ECOS, e-mail: klovelace@ecos.org Thank you for taking the time to read this comment policy. We encourage YOU to join our discussion and look forward to an active exchange of ideas.