EPA in January to Name Those Hit With Chemical Fee (Corrected)

A preliminary list of companies that could have to pay a joint $1.35 million-per-chemical fee for 20 chemicals will be released by the EPA in January, agency staff said Dec. 19.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 20 will identify the 20 chemicals it’s decided are high priorities for risk evaluation, said Ryan Schmit from the EPA’s chemicals office.

The BASF Corp., the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Koch Industries Inc., and the Sherwin-Williams Co. are among the companies that make or import the solvents, phthalates, or other chemicals the agency has identified as expected to be on ...