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New Chemical Identified in Chloraminated Drinking Water: Implications for Water Treatment Facilities and Chloramine Manufacturers

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After more than forty years of research, scientists finally determined the molecular formula of a chemical found in chloraminated drinking water. Using advanced analytical techniques, researchers detected and characterized...more

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EPA Issues a Final Revised Risk Determination for 1,4-Dioxane

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concluded its risk evaluation of 1,4-Dioxane under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and issued a Notice of Availability of its Final Supplement to the Risk Evaluation and...more

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Federal Court Orders EPA to Regulate Fluoridation of Drinking Water under TSCA

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In a groundbreaking decision, a federal district court has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the “unreasonable risk” it found to be posed by the fluoridation of drinking water. The order came...more

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Fluoridation May Not Be A Commie Plot, But It Does Apparently Present Unreasonable Risks

Sometimes, a blog just has to be written. For those of us of a certain age, Sterling Hayden's speech as Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove concerning the Communist plot to fluoridate our water is iconic. Well, it turns out...more

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TSCA and PFAS – Important New Developments

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Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) broadly refers to the family of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances. These man-made chemicals were developed in the 1940’s and PFASs have been used to greaseproof,...more

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TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeks Section 4 Test Rule for 54 PFAS

On October 14, 2020, a coalition of non-governmental organizations (NGO) petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to request that EPA require health...more

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Update on PFAS Developments and Enforcement

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In recent months, EPA has taken significant regulatory steps to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a large group of so-called "forever chemicals" used in consumer products and industrial processes that are...more

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Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, December 2016

TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/NTP/TRI - EPA Proposes To Add Nonylphenol Ethoxylates To Section 313: On November 16, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPE) as a category for...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, August 2016

TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/NTP/TRI - EPA Releases TRI Preliminary Dataset For Calendar Year 2015: On July 20, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Likely to Issue Soon PFOA Drinking Water Health Advisory

Firm clients and friends with interests in perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), and other perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) are likely aware that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, June 2015

EPA Denies Petition To Ban Triclosan: On May 13, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) denied a petition submitted in January 2010 by Food & Water Watch and Beyond Pesticides seeking to ban triclosan, an...more

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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on TSCA Sections 4 and 8

On February 4, 2014, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing entitled "Testing of Chemicals and Reporting and Retention of Information under TSCA Sections 4 and 8." This was...more

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