The EPA’s decision to end the use of IRIS for developing chemical risk assessments is a fundamental change in how the agency will decide what chemical hazards mean for regulation. By returning hazard ...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program has made “substantial progress” in implementing recommendations outlined in past reports ...
In early May, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it would split up the agency’s main arm devoted to scientific research. According to a report from NPR, scientists at the 1,500-person ...
A coming change to a Wisconsin long-term care program is raising concerns among enrolled people with disabilities, who worry it will make it harder to hire and pay their care workers. The state is ...
Recently introduced legislation would prohibit EPA from using any of its Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments for rulemaking or other actions. If this legislation becomes law, would ...
The Trump administration is taking significant steps to streamline government operations and eliminate waste. It recently bolstered these efforts in an executive order aimed at rescinding regulations ...