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E2 Law Blog
JANUARY 14, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration is quickly establishing new federal environment requirements affecting commercial property owners and managers.
National Law Center
JANUARY 24, 2022
REGULATORY: EPA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Notice announcing submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act from 12/01/2021 to 12/31/2021.
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Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 29, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for public comment a draft revision to the unreasonable risk determination for carbon tetrachloride pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 6(b). Today, the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 18, 2022
In February 2022, EPA launched a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to modernize the process and bring innovative science to the review of new chemicals before they can enter the marketplace. Through this effort, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) is proposing to develop and implement a multi-year collaborative… Read more → Chemicals Publications Regulation
Environmental News Bits
JUNE 6, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap, the agency issued the first in a series of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test orders to require companies to conduct and submit testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Today, as a part of the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 26, 2021
Environmental Protection agency posted its proposed Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Read the full story from the American Coatings Association. On June 28, the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 17, 2022
EPA has announced two important actions to safeguard communities from products containing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). First, as part of EPA’s effort to identify, understand and address PFAS contamination leaching from fluorinated containers, the agency is notifying companies of their obligation to comply with existing requirements under the Toxics Substances Control Act (TSCA) to ensure… Read more → PFAS Plastics Regulation
Brag
JULY 4, 2022
On June 22, 2022 , the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on “Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Implementation.” Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act) that amended TSCA. By Lynn L. Bergeson. ” This coincides with the sixth anniversary of the Frank R. The only witness present was Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D.,
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2022
Prero told Bloomberg Law that implementing the new recommendations could delay other significant rules the EPA is required to issue under the 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act. Environmental counsel Judah Prero was quoted in a recent Bloomberg Law article, “Look at Total Chemical Exposure of Industry Neighbors, EPA Told.”
Brag
JULY 19, 2022
EPA states that it anticipates this outreach effort will be “particularly helpful” for Low Volume Exemptions (LVE), which constitute about 60 percent of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 5 submissions annually By Lynn L. Bergeson. The U.S.
Union of Concerned Scientists
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
It galvanized the environmental movement and it pushed the federal government and Congress to carry out scientific research on pesticide contamination and to act on that research. This month marks 60 years since the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring.
Brag
MARCH 15, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 25, 2022, the proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program. ” The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) proposes to develop and implement a multi-year collaborative research program focused on approaches for performing risk assessments on new chemical substances under TSCA. By Lynn L. Bergeson.
Brag
JULY 19, 2022
As reported in our June 27, 2022, memorandum , in June 2022, EPA announced a broad outreach effort to describe and to discuss with stakeholders how EPA evaluates engineering data ( i.e. , data related to environmental release and worker exposure) provided for new chemicals submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and common issues that cause EPA to have to rework risk assessments for these submissions. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S.
Brag
AUGUST 16, 2022
In June 2022, EPA announced a broad outreach effort to describe and to discuss with stakeholders how EPA evaluates engineering data ( i.e. , data related to environmental release and worker exposure) provided for new chemicals submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and common issues that cause EPA to have to rework risk assessments for these submissions. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S.
Nanotech
AUGUST 18, 2021
On August 18, 2021, the U.S.
Environment, Law, and History
MAY 6, 2022
The central takeaway of this book is that though Democrats controlled Congress throughout these years, “all environmental laws passed from 1964 to 1976 commanded huge bipartisan support” (p.
Brag
AUGUST 25, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 22, 2022, that as part of its commitment to re-evaluate policies and practices under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Program to ensure they adhere to statutory requirements and the Biden Administration’s executive orders and directives, it has updated its policy to discontinue the use of exposure modeling thresholds when assessing the health and environmental risks of new chemicals under TSCA.
Nanotech
MAY 31, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint with the Environmental Appeals Board on March 15, 2022, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The U.S.
Law and Environment
APRIL 12, 2022
EPA’s authority for doing so is the Toxic Substances Control Act which provides that: . Two developments this week got me thinking about how our government deals – or fails to deal – with risk.
Brag
MARCH 2, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a webinar on requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the premanufacture notice (PMN) process for biofuels. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. On February 23, 2022, the U.S.
Brag
FEBRUARY 22, 2022
EST) to learn about requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the premanufacture notice (PMN) process for biofuels. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program will hold a webinar on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Brag
MAY 26, 2022
Sellers outlined barriers and enablers to the circular economy, including practical challenges like supply chain limitations and industry frameworks; Dr. Engler highlighted how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulates discarded substances used as feedstocks by others and articles that may contain contaminants that could affect how an article is classified by the U.S. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s
Law and Environment
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
Tucked away in the recesses of the Inflation Reduction Act is a provision that reminds everyone why they love Superfund so much. The basic definition is reasonably clear: The term “brownfield site” means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant.
Brag
OCTOBER 25, 2021
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change will hold a hearing on October 27, 2021 , on “ TSCA and Public Health: Fulfilling the Promise of the Lautenberg Act.” We must protect consumers from exposure to toxic substances and ensure the Environmental Protection Agency is using the tools Congress granted it to protect public health.” ” The Subcommittee will discuss the implementation of the Lautenberg Act and the U.S.
Brag
JUNE 17, 2021
The announcement states that Freedhoff’s legislative work includes the 2016 re-authorization of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 2019 legislation to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination, the fuel economy provisions in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, and a law requiring the creation of an online database of potential consumer product safety defects By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton.
Brag
MAY 21, 2021
” 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. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. is pleased to announce that Lynn L.
Brag
DECEMBER 6, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of EPA’s process for conducting reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). By Lynn L. Bergeson. According to an October 26, 2021, project notification memorandum , the U.S.
Brag
JUNE 7, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 25, 2022, the proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program. ” The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) proposes to develop and implement a multi-year collaborative research program focused on approaches for performing risk assessments on new chemical substances under TSCA. By Lynn L. Bergeson. The U.S.
Brag
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Furthermore, making a polymer by depolymerizing plastic is, according to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) nomenclature rules, different than the virgin polymer. By Lynn L. Bergeson. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) posted a WatchBlog item entitled “ Can Chemical Recycling Reduce Plastic Pollution? ” on October 5, 2021. The item looks at GAO’s September 2021 Science & Tech Spotlight: Advanced Plastic Recycling.
Brag
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of EPA’s process for conducting reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. According to an October 26, 2021, project notification memorandum , the U.S.
Environment Next
AUGUST 4, 2020
In a recent letter , the EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance announced that state environmental protection agencies must continue with their required planned inspection commitments of businesses under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Safe Drinking Water Act(SDWA), Clean Air Act (CAA); Clean Water Act (CWA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); and Underground Storage Tank programs.
Acoel
JANUARY 25, 2022
It is ironic, however, that EPA is applying the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in ways that are counterproductive to achieving these goals. Each year, fewer Section 5 notified substances are entering into commerce. EPA Toxic Substances TSCA
Nanotech
JANUARY 26, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) completed review of two low volume exemptions for a modified graphene substance and a modified titanium dioxide substance. Additionally, EPA reviewed and completed a significant new use notice (SNUN) for a carbon nanotube substance.
Nanotech
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for a number of chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN) and are also subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA.
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 18, 2021
On October 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a national Strategic Roadmap to protect public health and the environment from PFAS pollution.
Acoel
JULY 25, 2022
I remain confident that the Biden Administration will identify and pursue multiple pathways to address the climate crisis, including other regulatory options under the Clean Air Act (our colleague Bob McKinstry recently suggested alternative Clean Air Act approaches), reliance on other federal laws to regulate CO2 (some have suggested the Toxics Substance Control Act), and actions by other federal agencies to preserve natural resources and promote development of clean energy (e.g.;
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 15, 2022
Without the latest IRIS assessment and designation of formaldehyde as a human carcinogen, the EPA has not had the ability to adequately regulate it under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Scientific Integrity formaldehyde Scientific Integrity Act
Capaccio Environmental
JUNE 14, 2022
In recent years, the regulatory approach to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been dynamic and increasingly proactive at the federal level. Enhance PFAS reporting under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) .
Brag
JANUARY 24, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to streamline the review of new chemicals that could be used to displace current, higher greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting transportation fuels. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. On January 21, 2022, the U.S.
Brag
MARCH 25, 2022
According to EPA, the bi-weekly webinar series includes reviewing requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), outlining the streamlined approaches for risk assessments and risk management actions, and providing information on how to navigate the new chemicals premanufacture notice (PMN) process. There are challenges in performing read-across approaches and route-to-route extrapolations with analogous substances of variable composition. By Lynn L.
Brag
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on November 23, 2021, legally mandated changes to the fee requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). By Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. , and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S. This is not the fee adjustment we have been awaiting. It is a routine increase that TSCA directs EPA every three years to adjust the fees. The adjustment will go into effect on January 1, 2022 , and will apply to all TSCA fees.
Ohio Environmental Law
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
The term “game changer” has been thrown around quite a bit with regard to EPA’s intention to list PFOS and PFOA as “hazardous substances” under CERCLA. Any past owners or operators of a facility that released hazardous substances. Generators of hazardous substances.
Brag
NOVEMBER 5, 2021
By Lynn L. Bergeson. On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Draft FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan. 86 Fed. 54448. The draft Strategic Plan communicates EPA’s priorities and provides the roadmap for achieving its mission to protect human health and the environment.
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