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TSCA Reform – 8 Years Later, June 26, 2024, George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, D.C., and via livestream

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B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health for a day-long conference reflecting on the challenges and accomplishments since the implementation of the 2016 Lautenberg Amendments and where the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) stands today.

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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay Outdated federal water laws and chemicals that were approved for industry without assessing for risk leave Ann Arbor and other communities struggling to ward off water contaminants before they foul drinking supplies. It’s frustrating,” he said. For example, U.S.

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Registration Opens for Free Webinar on “TSCA: It Is Not What You May Think”

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” For decades, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has been regarded as a “chemical producer” law that retailers, product manufacturers, and other “article” manufacturers could, for the most part, comfortably ignore. TSCA was significantly amended in 2016, and the U.S.

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Registration Opens for “TSCA Reform – Five Years Later,” an Essential Annual TSCA Event

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B&C ® ), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present “TSCA Reform - Five Years Later.” Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials.

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EPA Biting Off More Than It Can Chew? Agency Publishes First Year Implementation Plan for New TSCA Legislation

The Energy Law Blog

On June 29, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its first year implementation plan for the recently-enacted amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). This is Part II of our TSCA update following the recent changes to the TSCA legislation.

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Asbestos Use in the United States

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It wasn’t until the introduction of the Clean Air Act in 1970 that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was able to legally regulate asbestos, specifically the use of spray-on asbestos products. In late 2016, the EPA formally. that would be examined under the Lautenberg Act, one of which was asbestos. Since then, a.

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Legislation Breathes New Life into the 40–Year Old TSCA Statute

The Energy Law Blog

On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21 st Century Act (the “Act”), which significantly amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). A follow-up article will explore the EPA’s recently released plan for implementing these changes. See [link].