EPA has successfully added certain perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the toxic release inventory (TRI) list of chemicals ...

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Most municipal waste combustors, a separate category in EPA regulations, would also be included in the TRI through the new rule. “EPA’s proposed action will close a big data gap about our ...

The risk assessment focuses on those living near impacted farms, or those that rely primarily on their products, and doesn’t ...

Under the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, PFAS get automatically added to the EPA’s TRI chemical list once the agency reviews a chemical and assigns it a toxicity value. When a chemical is ...

The EPA tracks these facilities using its Toxics Release Inventory database. Each facility self-reports the chemicals it releases. Individuals living near TRI facilities are not necessarily unsafe ...

TRI data identifies chemicals manufactured and used at certain businesses or facilities. It tracks accidental and routine releases of those chemicals to land, air, and water and how waste is managed ...

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EPA will add nine versions of the chemicals ... said the addition of the chemicals to TRI would ensure transparency for people living near chemical plants and other facilities.