ILMA Meets with EPA to Collaborate on Empty Drum Best Practices
On July 28, ILMA staff and counsel met with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery to address […]
ILMA Joins Coalition to Protect Fuel Additives from CPSC Fuel Container Regulation
Update (July 11, 2025): The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has granted an additional six-month extension of enforcement discretion for pre-filled fuel additive […]
ILMA Joins Push for Update to CARB’s Chromium 6 Risk Factor
California’s current CrVI inhalation unit risk factor (IUR)—based on a 1985 study of workers in a pre-1940s Ohio chromate plant—drives health risk […]
ILMA Testifies on OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Rule
On Monday, ILMA CEO Holly Alfano and Regulatory Counsel Jorge Roman raised concerns before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about […]
ILMA Secures Extended Solvents Phase-Out in California
The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)—which has jurisdiction over Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernadino counties in California—is making […]
EPA Relaxes PFAS Drinking Water Standards, Cost Implications Remain
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed it will maintain the maximum contaminant levels for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic […]
ILMA Seeks Burden Reduction for TSCA PFAS Reporting
Update (May 12): The EPA published an interim final rule delaying the start of the submission period by nine months, from July […]
EPA Signals Policy Shift on PFAS Regulation
On April 28, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a comprehensive slate of new and forthcoming actions aimed at curbing PFAS contamination […]
Canada Considers Ban on Medium- and Long-Chain Chlorinated Alkanes
Environment and Climate Change Canada and Health Canada have released a consultation document on the risk management of short-chain, medium-chain, and long-chain […]
ILMA Submits Comments on OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Rule
In July, OSHA announced its new national heat stress standard aimed at protecting workers from heat-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities. If they […]
EPA Hears ILMA, Declines to Prioritize Chlorinated Paraffins
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not selected long-chain chlorinated paraffins (C18-20) or medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (C14-17) for the current round […]
ILMA Urges Relief for PFAS Reporting in Fire Suppression Systems
Yesterday, ILMA submitted comments on the EPA’s proposal to add certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which may be included in firefighting […]
