On February 14, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its long-awaited Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (“PFAS”) Action Plan (“Action Plan”). Once widely used in manufacturing processes because of...more
Inevitably, a change in Administrations leads to changes in policies and priorities of regulatory agencies. Most media coverage has focused on opposition to the Trump Administration's efforts to revise existing or proposed...more
In one of its first actions upon taking office, the Trump Administration issued a Presidential Memorandum on Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing on January 24, 2017. That...more
The passage of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act ("2016 TSCA Amendments") was a rare bipartisan success story. However, the August 9-10th Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") stakeholder public comment meetings on the...more
Changes to the Toxic Substance Control Act (“TSCA”), resulting from the recently passed Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“LCSA”), are quickly taking form. The Environmental Working Group (“EWG”),...more
After extensive deliberation, Congress has crafted a carefully worded overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the primary federal statute that regulates the chemicals ultimately used to manufacture most products....more