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EPA Releases PFAS Reporting Rule

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TCSA-Based Requirement Covers Manufactured and Imported Items - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring reporting of historic...more

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Washington State Enacts Toxic-Free Cosmetics Act

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Governor Jay Inslee signed Washington state’s Toxic-Free Cosmetic Act (the Act) into law on May 15, 2023. The Act sets stringent standards for companies operating within the state, aiming to eliminate the use of toxic...more

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OSHA Enforcement: Conley, Georgia, Chemical Manufacturing Facility and its Maintenance Contractor Cited for Alleged Violations

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) announced in a May 16th news release that it had cited Arch Wood Protection, Inc. (“AWPI”)  and Mullins Mechanical & Welding, LLC (“Mullins”) for alleged violations. ...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Understanding EPA’s PBT Rules and Actions Is Vital for Compliance

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Under the authority of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its final rules for five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals on January 6, 2021. These...more

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The Long Reach of Proposition 65

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According to the Center for Accountability in Science, since 2010, businesses have spent over $182 million to settle Prop 65 lawsuits. What most companies do not realize is that 75% of settling businesses were headquartered...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Failure to Voluntarily Self-Report is a "Non-starter" under the FCA

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On July 5, 2019, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a qui tam lawsuit against several chemical manufacturers that set forth a unusual theory of liability: the relator alleged that the manufacturers...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - August #2

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Focus - EPA will not approve labels that say Roundup chemical causes cancer - U.S. News & World Report – August 8 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this Thursday that it will not approve...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

New Changes to California Prop 65: What Oregon and Washington Manufacturers Must Do to Comply

As a business owner in the Pacific Northwest, you likely have heard of the changes to California’s regulations regarding warning labels on consumer products, Proposition 65, which takes effect August 30, 2018. Your business...more

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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Firearms Manufacturer...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Smith & Wesson Corp. (“Smith & Wesson”) entered into an April 27th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged violations of: . . . Section...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Chemicals, Compliance and the Toxic Substances Control Act

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) required the compiling of a national register of chemicals that were manufactured in or imported into the United States for a non-exempt commercial purpose, and the first TSCA Inventory...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

Environmental Compliance Basics - The Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act

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Does your business use or handle chemicals? If so, then read on. EPA recently released its 2015 enforcement report, noting thousands of enforcement cases, tens of thousands of inspections, and hundreds of millions of...more

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