by Liza Gross | Jul 4, 2026 | Chemicals, EPA, News, Pollution, Trump Administration
Physicist Ronald Koopman appeared at a Southern California Air District meeting in 2018 to talk about what seemed like an arcane scientific topic: hydrofluoric acid dispersion and water mitigation testing. Hydrofluoric acid, also known as hydrogen fluoride or HF, is used to manufacture a range of materials, including refrigerants, gasoline, fluorine-based pesticides and fluoropolymers like…
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by Brian Bienkowski | Jan 16, 2026 | American Chemistry Council, Chemicals, Deregulation, EPA, GOP, Lobbyists, News, PFAS, Public Health, Republicans, Revolving Door, toxic substances control act, Workplace Safety
In a widely anticipated move, House Republicans released a draft bill that would roll back several provisions in the nation’s premier chemical safety law with the stated goal of bolstering manufacturing and innovation. The bill would amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a federal law under which the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) evaluates chemicals to make sure human and…
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