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August 29, 2026Chemical Risk

EPA's draft trans-1,2-dichloroethylene review is not final

EPA released a draft TSCA risk evaluation for trans-1,2-dichloroethylene and opened a 60-day comment period. The draft identifies significant contributions to unreasonable risk for workers and occupational non-users under 19 conditions of use and preliminarily identifies one consumer use, but EPA says the findings may change and current protections remain in place while the review continues.

7 minOfficial draft-risk-evaluation analysis

August 17, 2026Chemical Safety

3E centralizes safety data sheets—but access is not a workplace hazard assessment

A governed SDS library can improve chemical-information access without determining how a substance is actually used, who is exposed, or which workplace controls are adequate.

8 minOfficial chemical-information analysis