EPA Proposes To Add Flame Retardant HBCD To Toxics Release Inventory

EPA is proposing to add the flame retardant chemical hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) to its list of chemicals whose releases must be reported to the agency annually under its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), and is seeking to add the chemical to a “list of chemicals of special concern” that imposes stricter reporting requirements. EPA released May 26 a pre-publication copy of a Federal Register notice proposing the rule, which would add HBCD to the TRI, created under its Emergency Planning and...