EPA recently announced two important steps forward for its programs to help reduce embodied greenhouse gas emissions of construction materials, made possible by a $350 million investment in the Biden-Harris Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act.
On Sept. 18, as part of EPA’s efforts to prevent pollution and empower people to find products with ingredients that are safer for public health and the environment, the Agency launched an Outdoor Use Safer Choice label. This new label expands on EPA’s existing Safer Choice label and would identify outdoor use products — like pet care products, fire defense products, and car, boat, or grill cleaners — that meet additional EPA criteria to help protect the environment.
Currently, more than 50 Safer Choice-certified products meet the additional criteria for outdoor use. EPA expects the Outdoor Use Safer Choice label to be on products as early as next year. Today, people can also find products that are Safer Choice-certified for outdoor use on the Safer Choice product search page by selecting the “Products with outdoor uses” box.