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EPA Marks First Anniversary of TSCA Reform With Three Implementing Rules

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On the first anniversary of the Frank R. Launtenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (also known as the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015), EPA promulgated three significant rules to implement the Act. The Act stands...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Obama Signs the Toxic Substances Control Act Modernization Act

Since its passage in 1976, TSCA has been widely criticized—by industry and environmental groups alike—for its perceived inefficacy. When first passed, TSCA aimed to fill an important gap in the nation’s environmental laws,...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Toxic Tort and Environmental Litigation: TSCA Reform: Current Status - Will TSCA’s Fortieth Anniversary Mark its First-Ever...

Enacted in 1976, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA or the Act), 15 U.S.C. § 2601, et. seq., purports to regulate chemical substances that present an unreasonable risk to people and the environment. In the decades since...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

TSCA Legislation Passes the Senate, Nears Final Passage

On December 17, 2015, the Senate unanimously approved legislation to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The legislation amended the bill already approved by the House of Representatives by substituting the text...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform: Detailed Summary of Key Changes in Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697) as Compared...

This analysis reviews the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 697) as passed by the Senate on December 17, 2015, and compares it to the previous version of S. 697 (identified as Lautenberg2 in...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What the Toxic Substances Control Act Overhaul Means to Manufacturers

The U.S. Senate passed the long-pending bill (S. 697) to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act, which will bolster the government’s power to regulate a wide variety of chemicals. The practical effect of the Frank R....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Energy Insights: An Update from the Third Quarter of 2015

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In this edition of Seyfarth Shaw’s Energy Insights Newsletter our Energy and Clean Technologies team covers important developments in Q3 2015 for the energy industry including 1) the latest initiatives from the Environmental...more

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Summer is (Almost) Over & Congress is Back!

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While summer isn’t officially over until September 22, for most here in the nation’s capital the vacations are nearly completed and it is back to work as Congress returns from the long August recess and Labor Day holiday. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform: House Passes TSCA Modernization Act: Senate to Consider TSCA Soon

On June 23, 2015, the House passed the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576) by a vote of 398-1. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce issued a press release on June 22, 2015, noting that the bill "would bring...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform: House Scheduled to Vote on TSCA Modernization Act

The House is scheduled to vote late today, June 23, 2015 (around 6:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.), on the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576). The House Committee on Energy and Commerce issued a press release on June 22, 2015,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

House Committee Holds Markup Hearing On TSCA Modernization Act Of 2015

On June 2 and 3, 2015, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a markup hearing for the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576) after years of progress on Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform: Detailed Review of the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 Considered in Markup by the House Energy and Commerce Committee

The House Energy and Commerce Committee convened a markup session on June 2 and 3, 2015, to consider a slightly revised version of the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 as H.R. 2576. As reported in our June 3, 2015, memorandum,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform: House Committee Passes Amended TSCA Modernization Act

On June 2-3, 2015, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a markup hearing on the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576). Representative John Shimkus (R-IL), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform: House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on TSCA Modernization Act

On April 14, 2015, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing on the discussion draft of the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 (TMA DD) introduced by Subcommittee Chair John Shimkus...more

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