As Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data centers continue to pop up around the United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) is prioritizing the review of new chemicals that are intended for use in data centers or for the manufacturing of covered components for the projects. The prioritization of reviews began with submissions received on Read More
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Supply Chain Disruptions Illustrate Importance of Current Chemical Inventories
Railway unions thankfully came to an agreement in mid-September, within hours of the commencement of a strike. Otherwise, it is estimated that a nationwide rail strike would have had an estimated $2 billion impact on the U.S. economy per day. Chemical treatment and water suppliers braced for major supply chain impacts as the September 16th Read More
USEPA Updates Chemicals List
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has released its first update in 40 years to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory, the list of chemicals that are being manufactured, processed, and imported in the United States. A key result of the update is that less than half of the total number of chemicals on Read More