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Integral Consulting Inc.

May 2024 RSL Updates: Key Changes and Implications for 1-Methylnaphthalene

The New Screening Levels - The May 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional screening levels (RSLs) include more stringent screening levels for 1-methylnapthalene in residential soil, industrial soil, and...more

K&L Gates LLP

Litigation Minute: Ethylene Oxide—Could Your Company Be a Litigation Target? (Ethylene Oxide Series: Part Two of Four)

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What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Based largely on publicly available data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), plaintiffs have been filing an increasing number of personal-injury and class-action...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

A Big Verdict Against an EtO Sterilizer as U.S. EPA’s Proposed Rule Takes Shape

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We summarized in July the status of ethylene oxide (EtO) federal regulation and litigation risks facing companies using EtO. Since then, two personal injury jury trials claiming damages from EtO exposure have concluded – one...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Updated EPA Analysis on Long-Term Health Effects of Formaldehyde Exposure Could Have Lasting Implications for Manufacturers

On April 14, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft conclusions in a report updating its analysis regarding formaldehyde exposure, suggesting that long-term exposures to small amounts of formaldehyde...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

EPA Announces Important New Assumptions on Reviewing Chemical Use Under TSCA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on March 29 important updates on EPA’s New Chemicals Program under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). See attached link. This announcement highlights two important...more

Morgan Lewis

Failure to Prepare for Climate Change-Induced Extreme Weather: The Next Wave of Legal Exposure?

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In 2020, a growing number of lawsuits and other legal developments potentially associated with climate-driven impacts continued to challenge owners of permitted facilities, including energy infrastructure....more

Smith Gambrell Russell

TSCA to Receive Broader Interpretation Under Biden Administration

The EPA is expected to use its authority under TSCA to make chemical manufacturers provide more information about toxicity, exposure and other data about chemicals manufactured and imported into the U.S. market.  A wide range...more

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The Federal Role in the Toxic PFAS Chemical Crisis: U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing

The United States Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) held a September 26th hearing titled: The Federal Role in the Toxic PFAS Chemical Crisis...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform: An Analysis of Key Provisions and Fundamental Shifts in the Amended TSCA

The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg) makes important changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that result in fundamental shifts in the requirements and approach under the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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

EPA Issues Direct Final Rule On Significant New Use Notification Electronic Reporting: On July 20, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule amending the Toxic Substances Control Act...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments: EPA Adds and Removes Chemicals Based on New Data

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 23, 2014, that it has updated its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Work Plan for Chemical Assessments. According to EPA, the updated TSCA Work Plan...more

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