https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news Chemical industry news, regulatory updates, safety alerts, and market trends from Alliance Chemical — a trusted US-based chemical supplier since 1998. en-us Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:05:46 -0500 https://alliancechemical.com/cdn/shop/files/alliance-chemical-logo.png https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-proposes-first-ever-national-perchlorate-drinking-water-standard https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-proposes-first-ever-national-perchlorate-drinking-water-standard Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:22:50 -0500 Shopify API EPA / Federal Register EPA Proposes First-Ever National Perchlorate Drinking Water Standard By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 12, 2026|Source: EPA / Federal Register What Happened The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the first-ever national drinking water regulation for perchlorate, a chemical contaminant found in rocket fuel, fireworks, explosives, and certain fertilizers. The EPA is seeking public comment on three potential... chemical-safetyenvironmentalepaindustry-newsregulatorywater-treatment https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/csb-investigates-fatal-hydrogen-sulfide-release-at-maine-pulp-mill https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/csb-investigates-fatal-hydrogen-sulfide-release-at-maine-pulp-mill Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:22:47 -0500 Shopify API CSB CSB Investigates Fatal Hydrogen Sulfide Release at Maine Pulp Mill By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 12, 2026|Source: CSB What Happened On January 27, 2026, a chemical release at the Woodland Pulp, LLC facility in Baileyville, Maine killed 20-year-old Kasie Malcolm, a University of Maine chemical engineering intern, and injured nine other workers. Two workers were seriously hurt, and one remained... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newsosharegulatorysafety https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-extends-hazcom-deadlines-what-chemical-buyers-need-to-know-before-may-2026 https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-extends-hazcom-deadlines-what-chemical-buyers-need-to-know-before-may-2026 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:22:45 -0500 Shopify API OSHA OSHA Extends HazCom Deadlines: What Chemical Buyers Need to Know Before May 2026 By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 12, 2026|Source: OSHA What Changed OSHA has pushed back all compliance deadlines for the updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) by four months. The revised HCS, published May 20, 2024, aligns U.S. chemical labeling and safety data sheet requirements with the seventh revision... chemical-safetyindustry-newsosharegulatorysafety https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/bipartisan-bill-would-require-osha-guidance-on-workplace-naloxone-access https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/bipartisan-bill-would-require-osha-guidance-on-workplace-naloxone-access Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:12:10 -0500 Shopify API Safety+Health Bipartisan Bill Would Require OSHA Guidance on Workplace Naloxone Access By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 12, 2026|Source: Safety+Health What Happened Bipartisan legislation reintroduced in both the House and Senate would direct OSHA to develop employer guidance on acquiring opioid overdose reversal medication and training workers on its use. The Workplace Overdose Reversal Kits (WORK) to Save Lives Act was introduced... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newsosharegulatorysafety https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-burns-personal-lithium-ion-batteries-work-related-injuries https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-burns-personal-lithium-ion-batteries-work-related-injuries Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:01:16 -0500 Shopify API Safety+Health OSHA: Burns from Personal Lithium-Ion Batteries May Be Work-Related Injuries By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 5, 2026|Source: Safety+Health What Happened A new OSHA letter of interpretation is raising important questions for employers across every industry: if an employee's personal lithium-ion batteries malfunction at work and cause a burn injury, can it be classified as a work-related incident? According to the... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newsoshasafety https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-reapproves-dicamba-herbicide-maha-opposition-court-history https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-reapproves-dicamba-herbicide-maha-opposition-court-history Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:01:15 -0500 Shopify API C&EN EPA Reapproves Dicamba Herbicide Despite MAHA Opposition and Court History By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 10, 2026|Source: C&EN What Happened On February 6, 2026, the EPA approved three dicamba-based herbicides for over-the-top use on genetically modified soybeans and cotton for two growing seasons. The approved products are: Engenia (BASF) Stryax (Bayer) Tavium (Syngenta) The decision follows a turbulent regulatory history... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newsmarket-trendsregulatorywater-treatment https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-cites-horizon-biofuels-deadly-explosion-nebraska-2025 https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-cites-horizon-biofuels-deadly-explosion-nebraska-2025 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:01:13 -0500 Shopify API OSHA OSHA Cites Horizon Biofuels for Willful Safety Violations After Deadly Explosion By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 10, 2026|Source: OSHA What Happened The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Horizon Biofuels Inc. for willful and serious safety violations following a deadly explosion at the company's Fremont, Nebraska facility in July 2025. OSHA's investigation, which began on... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newsosharegulatorysafety https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-honors-new-england-wastewater-facilities-2025-regional-awards https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-honors-new-england-wastewater-facilities-2025-regional-awards Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:00:22 -0500 Shopify API EP Online EPA Honors New England Wastewater Facilities with 2025 Regional Awards By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 9, 2026|Source: EP Online What Happened The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented its 2025 Regional Wastewater Treatment Awards to seven facilities and professionals across New England. The program, now in its fourth decade, recognizes outstanding contributions to water quality protection and environmental stewardship in... chemical-safetyenvironmentalepaindustry-newsmarket-trendsregulatorywater-treatment https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/new-method-makes-teflon-recyclable-sodium-metal-mechanical-grinding https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/new-method-makes-teflon-recyclable-sodium-metal-mechanical-grinding Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:04:09 -0500 Shopify API ScienceDaily New Method Makes Teflon Recyclable Using Sodium Metal and Mechanical Grinding By Alliance Chemical Staff|November 24, 2025|Source: ScienceDaily What Happened Researchers at Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham have discovered a low-energy method to recycle Teflon (polytetrafluoroethylene, or PTFE) using mechanical grinding and sodium metal. The process, published in late 2025, breaks the notoriously strong carbon-fluorine bonds in... chemical-safetyenvironmentalepaindustry-newsmarket-trendspfasregulatoryresearchwater-treatment https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/solar-neutrinos-spark-rare-carbon-to-nitrogen-reaction-underground https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/solar-neutrinos-spark-rare-carbon-to-nitrogen-reaction-underground Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:04:08 -0500 Shopify API ScienceDaily Solar Neutrinos Spark Rare Carbon-to-Nitrogen Reaction Underground By Alliance Chemical Staff|December 12, 2025|Source: ScienceDaily What Happened Researchers at the University of Oxford have observed one of the rarest nuclear reactions ever detected: solar neutrinos converting carbon-13 nuclei into nitrogen-13 deep underground. The observation was made using the SNO+ detector at SNOLAB in Sudbury, Canada — a massive particle physics... chemical-safetyenvironmentalindustry-newsresearch https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-removes-16-test-standards-from-its-testing-lab-program https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/osha-removes-16-test-standards-from-its-testing-lab-program Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:01:36 -0500 Shopify API Safety+Health Magazine OSHA Removes 16 Test Standards from Its Testing-Lab Program By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 10, 2026|Source: Safety+Health Magazine What Happened The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is removing more than a dozen test standards from its Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program and modifying the scope of recognition for several participating labs. The final rule, published February 10,... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newsosharegulatorysafety https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/lithium-breaks-down-pfas-into-reusable-fluorine-a-new-path-for-forever-chemical https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/lithium-breaks-down-pfas-into-reusable-fluorine-a-new-path-for-forever-chemical Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:40:57 -0500 Alliance Chemical Staff C&EN Lithium Breaks Down PFAS Into Reusable Fluorine: A New Path for Forever Chemical Cleanup By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 9, 2026|Source: C&EN PFAS — per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — are among the most persistent synthetic contaminants on the planet. Their carbon-fluorine bonds are extraordinarily strong, which is why they're called "forever chemicals." Conventional water treatment processes can filter them out,... chemical-safetyenvironmentalindustry-newspfasresearchwater-treatment https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/house-republicans-propose-major-tsca-overhaul-what-chemical-suppliers-need-to https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/house-republicans-propose-major-tsca-overhaul-what-chemical-suppliers-need-to Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:40:54 -0500 Alliance Chemical Staff C&EN House Republicans Propose Major TSCA Overhaul: What Chemical Suppliers Need to Know By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 9, 2026|Source: C&EN On January 16, 2026, House Republicans released a discussion draft proposing the first major update to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) since its landmark 2016 amendment. The proposal, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY)... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newsmarket-trendsregulatorysafety https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/paper-mill-waste-powers-next-gen-hydrogen-catalyst https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/paper-mill-waste-powers-next-gen-hydrogen-catalyst Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:40:52 -0500 Alliance Chemical Staff ScienceDaily Paper Mill Waste Powers Next-Gen Hydrogen Catalyst By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 9, 2026|Source: ScienceDaily Hydrogen is central to the clean-energy transition — but producing it efficiently remains a bottleneck. Water electrolysis, the process of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using electricity, is one of the most promising routes. The catch: the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on the anode... environmentalepaindustry-newsmarket-trendsresearch https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/rethinking-hydrogen-peroxide-production-two-startups-tackle-an-old-problem https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/rethinking-hydrogen-peroxide-production-two-startups-tackle-an-old-problem Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:27:32 -0500 Alliance Chemical Staff Chemistry World Rethinking Hydrogen Peroxide Production: Two Startups Tackle an Old Problem By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 9, 2026|Source: Chemistry World Hydrogen peroxide is one of the most widely used oxidants in industry — pulp bleaching, wastewater treatment, electronics manufacturing, chemical synthesis. Global production exceeds 5 million tonnes per year. But the way we make it hasn't changed much since the... chemical-safetydotenvironmentalepaindustry-newsmarket-trendswater-treatment https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-pfas-reporting-tce-methylene-chloride-deadlines-2025 https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/epa-pfas-reporting-tce-methylene-chloride-deadlines-2025 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:46:20 -0500 Alliance Chemical Staff C&EN EPA Loosens PFAS Reporting, Extends TCE and Methylene Chloride Deadlines By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 8, 2026|Source: C&EN Photo by The Tampa Bay Estuary Program on Unsplash The EPA made three moves in mid-November that directly affect chemical handlers: it proposed cutting PFAS reporting requirements, extended methylene chloride compliance deadlines by 18 months, and postponed TCE exemption rules. All three... chemical-safetyepaindustry-newspfasregulatory https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/states-leapfrog-fda-food-chemical-regulation-2026 https://alliancechemical.com/blogs/news/states-leapfrog-fda-food-chemical-regulation-2026 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 00:42:55 -0500 Alliance Chemical Staff C&EN Food chemical regulation is evolving rapidly at the state level States Racing Ahead of FDA on Food-Chemical Regulation: What It Means for Chemical Suppliers By Alliance Chemical Staff|February 6, 2026|Source: C&EN What Happened States across the country are moving faster than the federal government to regulate chemicals in food — and the trend is accelerating into 2026. According to... chemical-safetycompliancefdafood-gradefood-safetygrasindustry-newsregulatory