ƶ̾, Coalition Seek Meeting with EPA Administrator to Discuss Amendments RMP Rule
ƶ̾ and 15 other organizations sent a letter to new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin requesting a meeting to discuss the recent amendments to the Risk Management Program (RMP) rule. Some RMP rule requirement are already in effect while others go into effect in May 2027. Since 2017, the RMP requirements have been in flux based on the changing presidential administrations. The coalition seeks to work with U.S. EPA to develop a lasting process that will address safety concerns with the final RMP Rule amendments.
ƶ̾ Comments to EPA on Proposed Rule for Lab Use of Methylene Chloride
ƶ̾ supports modifying EPA’s methylene chloride risk mitigation rule to more accurately reflect the scope and degree of risk mitigation necessary in the laboratory environment by allowing standard laboratory ventilation in lieu of EPA’s Workplace Chemical Protection Program.
ƶ̾ Comments to Green Seal on PFAS in GS-11 Standard for Paints, Coatings, Stains and Sealers
ƶ̾ submitted comments to Green Seal on the organization's proposed changes to GS-11 related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paints, coatings, stains and sealers. In its comments, ƶ̾ noted that the proposed changes to GS-11 do not accurately reflect the marketplace for PFAS in coatings, nor are they indicative of environmental or human health impact of coatings with fluorinated chemistries.
ƶ̾ Joins Coalition Comments to EPA on Proposed Rule to Add Certain PFAS to TRI
ƶ̾ was one of 20 organizations that sent a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on its proposal to add certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to the agency's Toxic Release Inventory.
ƶ̾, Coalition Urge Continued ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations
ƶ̾ joined with more than 250 organizations sent to leaders of the International Longshoremen’s Association and the United States Maritime Alliance urging the return to the bargaining table with the goal of reaching a new labor contract before the new Jan. 15 contract expiration date.
ƶ̾ Comments to CalRecycle on SB 54 Proposed Regulations
ƶ̾ submitted comments to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) on the second round of proposed regulations for the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (SB 54).
ƶ̾ Submits Comments on LEED v5, Second Round
ƶ̾ submitted a second round of comments to U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) on the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) v5. The LEED system is the most widely-recognized and widely-used green building system in the world. Earlier in 2024, USGBC released the first draft version of the LEED v5 rating systems for public comment.
ƶ̾ Comments on Maine's draft PFAS bill and Report to Legislature
ƶ̾ submitted comments to Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), which is developing a draft PFAS bill and a report to the legislature. Maine's Act 131, Phase Out of PFAS Added Products, would establish a general prohibition of PFAS added products that will take effect six (6) months after one of the other Northeast states adopts similar legislation, affecting at least 10,000,000 people. ƶ̾ underscored the need for the definition of PFAS to be aligned with EPA’s definition under its TSCA Section 8(a)(7) reporting rule, with a structural definition based on compounds with two or more fluorinated carbon atoms.
ƶ̾ Comments to California SCAQMD on Rule 1151
ƶ̾ submitted detailed comments to California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) regarding Proposed Amended Rule 1151 – Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Non-Assembly Line Coating Operations.
ƶ̾, Coalition Support NO IRIS Act of 2024
ƶ̾ joined a coalition letter of support to Congressional sponsors of the “No Industrial Restrictions In Secret (NO IRIS) Act of 2024” (S. 3724/H.R. 7284). Increasingly, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Integrated Risk Information System program (IRIS) is being used to justify overly burdensome regulations on critical chemistries essential for everyday products. The NO IRIS Act would protect American manufacturing and ensure regulations are based on sound science.