External News/Events

EPA Tools & Resources Webinar

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Over one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce, transport, process and distribute it – and much of it is sent to landfills, where it breaks down and generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. EPA recently released two new reports quantifying methane emissions from landfilled … Read more

Register for EPA’s Webinar on PFAS Reporting Requirements

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Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on January 25, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. ET for a webinar on the Agency’s October 2023 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting rule under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The reporting rule is a statutory requirement under the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act that requires all … Read more

EPA Proposes Updates to Strengthen the Safer Choice Standard

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EPA Proposes Updates to Strengthen the Safer Choice Standard Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed updates to the Safer Choice Standard, which identifies the requirements that products and their ingredients must meet to earn EPA’s Safer Choice label or Design for the Environment (DfE) logo. The Agency is requesting public comments on … Read more

Upcoming EPA Tools & Resources Webinar on One Health (November 15)

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One Health is a holistic approach to advancing human well-being that recognizes that the health of people is closely connected to the health of animals and our shared environment: when we protect one, we protect all. EPA has been working with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), the Association of State and Territorial … Read more