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On September 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for a voluntary remand of the case brought by Cherokee Concerned Citizens...more
On September 20, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is extending the submission deadline for 2024 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) reports from September 30, 2024, to November 22, 2024. The...more
The U.S. Environmental Protecting Agency (EPA) is amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) regulations to extend the September 30, 2024 submission deadline for 2024 reports to November...more
On August 2nd, Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire signed into law House Bill 1649, which bans the sale of certain products with intentionally added PFAS effective January 1, 2027. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...more
According to an item in the September 4, 2024, ECHA Weekly, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has begun a public consultation on six proposals to identify new substances of very high concern (SVHC). The substances and...more
In May 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule to amend the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), aligning it more closely with the seventh revision of the United Nations’ Globally...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to publish a direct final rule on September 5, 2024, that will amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for...more
On August 1, 2024, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2024 (S. 4931), bipartisan legislation that would “advance the manufacturing of renewable biochemicals from...more
Personal care products include a wide range of items such as cosmetics, skin care products, hair care products, deodorants, and more. Two of the largest segments of these products are shampoo and hair dye. In 2022, there were...more
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
On July 25, 2024, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) filed suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the U.S. District Court for the...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 25, 2024, that it is proposing to designate acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, benzenamine, vinyl chloride, and 4,4-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA) as...more
On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a compliance guide for its final methylene chloride risk management rule issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to EPA, the...more
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing on July 31, 2024, on “Understanding the Potential Environmental Impacts of the Chemical 6PPD.” The scheduled witnesses include...more
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are attracting global legal, regulatory, commercial, and litigation attention as no other “emerging contaminant” has. Companies producing, processing, distributing, and/or...more
Chemical hair straighteners are popular products sold in stores and hair salons across the United States. But, they are also dangerous. Over the past few years, there have been several reports of these products being linked...more
As reported in our July 27, 2023, memorandum, in July 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed an expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment (DfE) programs to include certification of...more
During the June 26, 2024, “TSCA Reform — Eight Years Later” conference, presented by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute, (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of...more
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
On June 15, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would protect workers and consumers from exposure to...more
Roughly eight months have passed since California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) last proposed to amend its Prop 65 regulations on “short-form” and internet warnings provisions. Now, in response...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 13, 2024, the change in the peer review mechanism from the letter peer review to a Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) peer review; the addition of...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 20, 2024, the availability of and solicited public comment on the draft manufacturer-requested risk evaluation (MRRE) for di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and the...more
On May 20, 2024, OSHA published a significant revision to the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) in an effort to better align the HCS with the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System of Classification, primarily Revision...more
The Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule requires manufacturers (including importers) to report data to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) every four years. The 2024 submission period will begin June 1, 2024, and...more