DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a European directive on the reduction of the impact of plastic products ~ Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

PITTSBURGH & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its commitment to reduce natural resource needs and manage overall environmental footprint, The Kraft Heinz Company today announced the expansion of its environmental stewardship strategy to include time-bound targets for achieving greater packaging sustainability and setting science-based goals...

On 30 September 2015, ANSES received a formal request from the Directorate General for Health (DGS), the Directorate General for Energy and Climate (DGEC) and the Directorate General for Risk Prevention (DGPR) to conduct the following expert appraisal: identification of non-regulated ambient air pollutants of potential concern for health and the en...

Many outdoor garments are impregnated to make them water and, in some cases oil repellent, but the impregnation agents can be hazardous to human health and the environment. Some examples of such hazardous impregnation agents include per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. To reduce the risks related to these fluorinated substances, a phase-o...

Draft secondary notification assessment on Ethanaminium, 2-... available for public comment. The public comment period for this report closes on 4 September 2018>.Link to draft reportBackground: Ethanaminium, 2-..., Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number (CAS RN) 157905-74-3, is a chemical of unknown or variable compositi...

Pennsylvania community leaders and elected officials are urging the federal government to set strict new health standards for toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water.At a day-long “community engagement” event called by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Horsham Township, Montgomery County on Wednesday, advocates said the EPA has...