EPA Takes TSCA Enforcement Action Against Chemical Importer
EPA has initiated a far-reaching administrative enforcement action against Wego Chemical Group, alleging hundreds of violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) stemming from the New York-based chemical distributor’s chemical imports. “Since at least 2016, Wego has imported hundreds of millions of pounds of hundreds of toxic chemicals, mostly from China, without meeting basic […]
EuroChem Faces TSCA Lawsuit Over Alleged CDR Reporting Failures
On December 15, 2025, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed suit against EuroChem, alleging that the fertilizer giant failed to report billions of pounds of chemicals imported into the US between 2016 to 2019. EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule, promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), requires that manufacturers and importers report […]
CEH Settles with Chemical Importer over Alleged CDR Omissions
Last month, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) announced a “legally binding agreement” with Wego Chemical Group over alleged failures to disclose chemical imports to EPA. The agreement is the latest negotiated by CEH, which has aggressively pursued violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act’s (TSCA’s) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) requirements. “Between 2016-2019, Wego imported […]
CEH Sues Chemical Company over CDR Import Reporting Omissions
The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) has sued AOC, LLC, a resins and specialty materials company, alleging that it failed to report imports under EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. The Toxic Substances Control Act citizen suit is the latest of several complaints filed by CEH against chemical importers for alleged CDR violations. CEH’s complaint, […]
EPA Releases Chemical Data Reporting National Review
EPA has released its first-ever Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) National Review (“Review”), which provides a comprehensive analysis of data submitted to the Agency during the 2020 CDR reporting cycle. The report presents information about chemicals that were manufactured and imported into the US from 2016 through 2019. In its press release on the Review, the […]
EPA to Extend CDR Submission Deadline by One Month
EPA is amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) regulations by extending the submission deadline for 2016 reports from September 30, 2016 to October 31, 2016. This is a one-time extension for the 2016 submission period only, and will be reported in the Federal Register. The deadline is being extended in […]
EPA grants partial exemption from Chemical Data Reporting rule for six biodiesel chemicals.
Today, EPA announced that six biodiesel chemicals will be partially exempt from certain reporting requirements of the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule, under section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The Final Rule amends the list of chemical substances exempt from submitting processing and use information by adding the six chemicals, all of […]
EPA proposes updates to Chemical Data Reporting rule.
This week’s Federal Register includes notices from the EPA of two changes to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule, part of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). On Tuesday, EPA published a Direct Final Rule that adds six biobased chemicals to the list of chemicals that are partially exempt from certain reporting requirements. Today, EPA […]