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Heavy metals and PFAs: get the latest guidance on the risks these and other environmental contaminants pose to consumers, how and when to test for them, and more much more in this Thursday's webinar. Attorney Jeni Lamb Rogers leads this important and timely session—register now at https://hubs.li/Q02FXCTm0!

📚#ReadoftheWeek As incidents of #DEG poisoning continue to occur, the #IPEC Federation issues a call for companies not to be complacent when it comes to #supplychains. We interviewed Frank Milek, former President of the association, to learn more. 🔎 https://bit.ly/49d3rdu

New anaytical standard from Cayman Chemical of a tire antiozonant that has become an environmental hazard. https://lnkd.in/gAUYJkpS

Effective June 8, 2024: The EPA issued a final rule for specific PFAS (PFOA and PFOS) to be designated as CERCLA hazardous substances. Manufacturers and other industrial parties are the EPA's target for potentially responsible parties that have played a significant role in releasing or exacerbating the spread of PFOA and PFOS into the environment. This will impact #realestateinvesting / #propertyinvestment due to the presence of PFOA and PFOS being considered a REC in Phase I ESAs, likely followed by additional #riskmanagement actions by #realestate owners. CODA's latest memorandum with more detail is included.

Sylvera does a nice job here of explaining why #REDD reductions under article 5 of the Paris Agreement are NOT the same as internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) authorized under Article 6. #carboncredits authorized by countries under Article 6 must meet additional requirements around demonstrations of additionality, robust quantification, third party verification and other key quality measures to ensure that the reductions can be used as compensation. Other results based payment systems and frameworks for REDD should be used to support reductions delivered under Article 5. Companies should not make reduction or offsetting claims based on these credits because they do not meet the higher threshold requirements required for offsets!

In addition to the new NEPA rules from CEQ, here is something else to be aware of

The recently released EPA 1633 replaces a patchwork of analytical methods that have been developed by commercial labs for measuring PFAS in non-drinking water matrices. It provides a breakthrough by improving data comparability - thus allowing for better regulatory decisions involving these ubiquitous chemicals. This webinar is a great introduction into the method, and provides details on a novel and highly effective alternative to the multi step sample prep that is part of the method.

EPA has released its PFAS Strategic Roadmap: Second Annual Progress Report, touting the extensive actions it took during 2023 to address per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS) in the environment, chemicals and products. This update summarizes EPA’s regulatory actions and ongoing efforts in the areas of toxicity research and #environmentaljustice by statute or area of interest. https://bit.ly/3THU8hh #EPA

#TeamSPB provides an update on the European Union's Methane Regulation and how it will have important geopolitical effects, especially for major suppliers like the US and Algeria

Did you catch our latest article about the new EPA methane regulations? Here’s a glimpse into the main takeaways.   To learn more, check out the full article and be sure to sign up for our upcoming EPA Regulations Webinar for an expert breakdown of what these changes mean. Sign up for the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/ddYmCfq2 #epa #methanerule #emissionsreduction #natgas