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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Provides Technical Support for Companies Submitting New Chemical Data

On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of new resources intended to help companies with the requirements described in EPA’s December 2024 final rule governing the review...more

DLA Piper

Maine DEP Extends CUU Designations by Two Years Under PFAS in Products Law

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As discussed in our prior alert, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published a proposed rule prescribing procedures and criteria for determining Currently Unavoidable Uses (CUU) of intentionally added per-...more

Cozen O'Connor

EPA Chemical Accident Safety Rule Challenge Ignites AG Conflict

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Sixteen Democratic AGs and the Harris County Attorney (Houston, Texas) have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by industry groups challenging the EPA’s denial of their petition for reconsideration of the...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Announces Reevaluation of the TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule

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Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration finalized amendments to the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Developments — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D.

This week, I discuss Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) developments with my colleague, Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta®), our consulting affiliate. The U.S. Environmental...more

Venable LLP

Red Dye No. 3 Ban at FDA and What's Next

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On January 15, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) issued an order to revoke the authorization for the use of FD&C Red No. 3 (Red No. 3) in food and ingested drugs in response to a 2022 color additive...more

Perkins Coie

Trump’s FDA and USDA: Five Key Issues To Watch in 2025

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The Trump administration’s food regulatory agenda will come into sharper focus once nominees for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and secretary of agriculture are confirmed....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical Regulatory Developments, January 2025

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Issues Final Risk Management Rules For TCE, PCE, And CTC: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released final risk management rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for...more

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EPA Issues Final Rules Prohibiting Uses of Industrial Solvents TCE and PCE

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final rules banning the majority of uses of two solvents, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

EPA Bans TCE (sort of). Is the "New" TSCA Working?

Last week, EPA released two final rules under TSCA. The first rule bans all uses of trichloroethylene (TCE). The ban is subject to several temporary exemptions for certain uses under § 6(g) of TSCA. The second rule bans...more

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OSH Law Primer, Part IX: Hazard Communication

This is the ninth installment in a series of articles intended to provide the reader with a very high-level overview of the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act of 1970 and the Occupational Safety and Health...more

Venable LLP

Food and Color Additives - Is the Patchwork Here?

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State legislatures are actively pursuing bans on food and color additives.  California’s landmark Food Safety Act (Act), effective January 2027, bans the manufacture and sale of products containing brominated vegetable oil...more

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Communication is Key: OSHA’s Amended Hazard Communication Standard

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OSHA is amending its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) regulations which require chemical manufacturers and importers to classify the hazards of chemicals they produce or import and to provide their employees information...more

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Implications of PFAS CERCLA liability for the commercial real estate industry

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What do you get when you combine a strict liability statute that could apply to every commercial property and a “forever chemical” that could exist almost everywhere? Designation of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and...more

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OSHA Final Rule to Revise Chemical Labelling and Safety Data Sheets

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) Hazard Communications (“HazCom”) Standard was the most frequently cited general industry standard in the past fiscal year. OSHA recently...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Amends Procedural Framework Rule for Conducting TSCA Risk Evaluations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule on April 23, 2024, that amends the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on EPA’s RMP Rule

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a hearing on May 7, 2024, on “EPA’s RMP Rule: Failures to Protect the American People and American Manufacturing.” The...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

EPA Finalizes Revisions to Risk Management Program (RMP) Regulations, with Special Focus on Petroleum and Chemical Manufacturers

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule (the “Rule”) that substantially expands its Risk Management Program (“RMP”) regulations aimed at preventing chemical accidents. The Rule takes effect on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

EPA Finalizes Rule Requiring Ethylene Oxide (EtO) and Chloroprene Emissions Cuts at Chemical Plants

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The rule, covering 218 organic chemical and polymer manufacturing plants, imposes stringent emission limits on six chemicals without exemptions for startup, shutdown, and malfunction. On April 9, 2024, the US...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Releases Final TSCA Fees Rule

On February 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final amendments to the 2018 final rule that established fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The final rule...more

Saul Ewing LLP

All Appropriate Inquiry Rule Amendment - ASTM Standard to Use

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On December 15, 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) published the final amendment to the All Appropriate Inquiry Rule (40 CFR Part 312) (AAI Rule) that establishes the environmental due diligence...more

Lippes Mathias LLP

EPA Ushers in New ASTM Phase I ESA Standards

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On March 14, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a direct final rule approving the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Standard E1527-21 for Phase I environmental site assessments...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Issues in Final Certain Pesticide Product Performance Data Requirements to Improve Clarity and Reduce Burden for Registrants

On April 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced final product performance data requirements for products claiming efficacy against certain pests. 87 Fed. Reg. 22464. This action officially...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Proposes to Extend Key PIP (3:1) Rule Compliance Deadline to October 31, 2024

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October 26, 2021 Update: Following up on the short-term extension that it issued in September, EPA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that will further extend the compliance deadline for the processing and...more

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New Toxic Chemical Regulations: Is Your Supply Chain Impacted?

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There are new chemical regulations on the block, and your company’s supply chain might be implicated. These rules prohibit both the manufacturing of certain bioaccumulating chemicals as well as the distribution of products...more

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