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The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to... more +
The Clean Water Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1972 to reduce levels of toxic substances in the nation's water supply and to prevent high levels of new contamination.  The CWA seeks to accomplish its stated goals by preventing point and nonpoint pollution sources, assisting wastewater treatment facilities and maintaining wetlands. less -
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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, August 2024

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation For 1,1-Dichloroethane And Draft Hazard Assessment Of 1,2-Dichloroethane For Public Comment And Peer Review: On July 2, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, July 2024

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA’s Proposed NMP Risk Management Rule Includes Requirements To Protect Workers And Consumers: On June 15, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule under Section 6(a) of...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, May 2024

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Issues Asbestos Part 2 Draft Risk Evaluation, Preliminarily Determines That Asbestos Poses Unreasonable Risk To Human Health: On April 16, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced...more

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EPA Finalizes First-Ever Facility Response Plan Requirements for “Worst-Case” Chemical Discharges to Water

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Echoing recent revisions strengthening the Risk Management Program under the Clean Air Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or ​“the Agency”) on March 14, 2024 finalized a rule requiring certain facilities to...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, March 2024

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Extends Submission Deadline For Polymer Exemption Reports And Accompanying Claims: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on February 16, 2024, amending the Toxic...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, November 2023

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Seeks Public Comment On Whether To Limit The Scope Of The Treated Article Exemption: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, October 2023

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Releases Final Guidance For New Pesticide Applications And Registration Review Activities That Require Endangered Species Act Reviews: On September 14, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, September 2023

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Posts Resources On Rule To Accelerate Use Of PIPs: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 4, 2023, that it is providing resources to help biotechnology developers exercise...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, June 2023

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - ARTICLE -- Lynn L. Bergeson, “Toxics Release Inventory Reporting: What is New This Year?,” Chemical Processing, June 9, 2023: Each year about this time, companies are focused on the deadline to submit Toxics...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, May 2023

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - ARTICLE -- Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Proposes to Ban Most Uses of Methylene Chloride,” Chemical Processing, May 10, 2023: On May 3, 2023, EPA proposed under Section 6(a) of TSCA to prohibit most uses of...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, February 2023

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI EPA - Announces Reinvoicing 2023 Annual Pesticide Registration Maintenance Fee To Meet Statutory Direction: On January 13, 2023, EPA announced it is notifying pesticide registrants that EPA will send...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, September 2022

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - ARTICLE -- Lynn L. Bergeson And Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. Author “Optimizing The Toxic Substances Control Act To Achieve Greener Chemicals,” For ABA’s NR&E Magazine: TSCA offers tremendous unrealized...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, July 2022

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Receives TSCA Section 21 Petition To Phase Out GHG Pollution: EPA received a petition on June 16, 2022, under Section 21 of TSCA from Daniel M. Galpern on behalf of Donn J. Viviani, John Birks, Richard...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, May 2022

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - PODCAST - Trends In Product Sustainability And Circularity — A Conversation With Kate Sellers: In this episode Lynn L. Bergeson sits down with Kate Sellers, Technical Fellow at ERM, to discuss the business...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, March 2022

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - The “PIPing” Point — A Conversation With Kelly Scanlon, DrPH, Director Of EHS At IPC: Lynn L. Bergeson and Kelly Scanlon, DrPH, CIH, Director of Environmental Policy & Research, Global Government Relations,...more

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EPA Requests Comment on Draft TSCA Screening Methodology to Evaluate Chemical Exposures and Risks to Fenceline Communities

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On January 21, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and solicited public comments on the “Draft TSCA Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, January 2022

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Reopens Dockets For 20 High-Priority Substances: EPA has reopened the online dockets for 20 high-priority substances. According to the December 9, 2021, memorandum authorizing the re-opening of the...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, November 2021

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Proposes To Add 12 Chemicals To List Of TRI Chemicals: On October 18, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add 12 chemicals to the list of toxic chemicals subject to the...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, October 2021

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - TSCA Reform Reform? — A Conversation With Dennis Deziel: In the recent All Things Chemical® episode TSCA Reform Reform? — A Conversation with Dennis Deziel, Lynn L. Bergeson and Dennis R. Deziel, Senior...more

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Chemical Safety Board/Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy &...

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The United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce held an oversight hearing (“Hearing”) addressing the United States Chemical Safety Board (“CSB”). The Hearing was titled: Protecting...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, September 2021

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - Are You A TSCA Newbie?: If you are among the recently minted class of “TSCA newbies,” help has arrived. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) has long been relegated to the unique province of industrial...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, August 2021

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI PFAS - Podcast: A thorough discussion of EPA’s proposed PFAS rules is available now on our All Things Chemical™ podcast episode New PFAS: Is anything NOT reportable? — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler,...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, July 2021

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - Webinar -- “U.S. Chemical Regulation: What’s New, What’s Hot” On July 28, 2021, 11:00 a.m. EDT: Join B&C Managing Partner Lynn L. Bergeson and Director of Chemistry Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. for Mondaq’s...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, June 2021

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - Lynn L. Bergeson Authors “TSCA: A change of course,” In May/June 2021 Issue Of Specialty Chemicals Magazine: Just as the industrial chemical community was getting into a predictable, somewhat comfortable...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, May 2021

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TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Announces Univar Solutions USA Will Pay $165,000 For FIFRA Violations: EPA announced on April 19, 2021, that Univar Solutions USA, Inc. of Portland, Oregon, will pay a $165,000 penalty for violating the...more

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