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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
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to implement a streamlined and efficient process under the New Chemicals Program to assess risk and apply mitigation measures, as appropriate, for new chemicals with applications in batteries, electric vehicles, semiconductors and renewable energy generation. 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
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
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
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
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) June 2021 proposal of a Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting rule targeting manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) sparked a major outcry from chemical manufacturers and article importers. Read the full story at the National Law Review. The U.S.
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 9, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a revision to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk determination for trichloroethylene (TCE), finding that TCE, as a whole chemical substance, presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health when evaluated under its conditions of use. Today, the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 6, 2022
This Panel will focus on EPA’s development of a proposed rule to collect data to inform each step of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) risk evaluation and risk management … Continue reading EPA seeks small businesses’ input on development of proposed TSCA Data Reporting Rule. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel.
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.”
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
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.
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.
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
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a webinar on December 6, 2022 , to provide an overview to stakeholders about its November 16, 2022, supplemental proposed rule modifying and adjusting certain aspects of the fees rule established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S.
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
OCTOBER 13, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program will host a webinar on October 18, 2022 , on EPA’s process for assessing the potential risks of new chemicals under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the types of data EPA considers in this assessment. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S.
Brag
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Under the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, each agency’s inspector general must prepare an annual statement summarizing what the inspector general considers to be “the most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency” and to assess briefly the agency’s progress in addressing those challenges. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton.
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.
Nanotech
AUGUST 18, 2021
On August 18, 2021, the U.S.
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.
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.
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.
Acoel
JANUARY 27, 2023
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate industrial chemical substances is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), an almost 47-year-old law significantly amended in 2016 by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg).
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.
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
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.
Brag
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on November 10, 2022, that it is requesting nominations of prospective candidates for membership on the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. The U.S.
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
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
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program held a webinar on EPA’s process for assessing the potential risks of new chemicals under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the types of data EPA considers in this assessment. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. On October 18, 2022, 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.
Ocean Conservancy
DECEMBER 5, 2022
On December 1, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representative Alan Lowenthal (D-CA-47) introduced new legislation, the Protecting Communities from Plastic Act (S.
Nanotech
OCTOBER 1, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN), including multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) (generic).
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
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.
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.
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.
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
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
At the federal level, depending on the specifics of the process, aspects of biorecycling or the wastes that may result from that process might be governed by statutes such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and the Microbial Products of Biotechnology Rule. By Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton. On November 21, 2022, the U.S.
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