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Lowering the Limits: New York’s Push for Stricter Lead Dust Standards

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Between 2025 and 2026, several proposed changes to New York’s lead regulations have emerged at both the state and city levels. One of the most significant is Bill S122A, introduced last year, which directs the New York State...more

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New York's FY 2026-27 Enacted Budget: Healthcare Regulatory Proposals Fail to Advance

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In January 2026, Holland & Knight's Healthcare Blog summarized several notable healthcare-related proposals in New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's fiscal year (FY) 2026-27 Executive Budget. These included expanded oversight of...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Governor Signs Public Health Bill: What Health Care Organizations Need to Know

On May 14, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed Public Act No. 26-13, “An Act Concerning Various Revisions to the Public Health Statutes” (the “Act”) into law. The Act contains numerous revisions to State public...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Issues Fact Check Stating That It Has Not Authorized the Release of Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a “Fact Check” on May 27, 2026, to “set the record straight” regarding recent claims circulating online that EPA has recently authorized the release of genetically...more

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California OSHSB Evaluating Ban on Artificial Stone Products

On May 21, 2026, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) voted to initiate an emergency rulemaking process to evaluate whether the fabrication and installation of artificial stone products with...more

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New harmonised EU template for participant recruitment and informed consent in clinical trials

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A new harmonised template (Version 2.0) for participant recruitment and informed consent is now available for all clinical trials conducted in the EU/EEA. The template has been developed by the MedEthicsEU group (consisting...more

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CMS Issues Interim Final Rule Implementing Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 1, 2026, issued an interim final rule implementing the Medicaid community engagement (work requirement) provisions enacted in H.R. 1. Effective January 1, 2027,...more

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AAPCO FIFRA 25(b) Workgroup Releases Update to Efficacy Data Guidance

The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) FIFRA 25(b) Workgroup has released updated guidance intended to aid registrants in developing product efficacy data to support claims on products that qualify...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Extends Deadline for Reporting Health and Safety Data for 16 Chemicals

On May 22, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the reporting deadline for a rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring manufacturers (including importers) of 16...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Bipartisan Bill Intends to Advance U.S. Leadership in Biotechnology

On May 21, 2026, Representatives April McClain Delaney (D-MD) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) introduced the Standards and Calibration for American Leadership in Engineering Biology (SCALE Biology) Act (H.R. 8981). According to...more

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Safe Drinking Water Enforcement: Missouri Department of Natural Resources and City of Anniston Enter Into Administrative Order on...

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”) and City of Anniston, Missouri, entered into a May 15th Administrative Order on Consent (“AOC”) addressing alleged violations of the Missouri Safe Drinking Water Law.  See...more

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[Podcast] The Cloakroom with Peter Roskam: 37th Annual Legislative Seminar – Congresswoman Diana DeGette, D-CO

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Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with...more

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White House Proposes New Animal Protections Office, Renames Asst. Secretary for Health (Again)

The White House has proposed creating a new assistant secretary within HHS to encompass six agencies, including a new Office for Animal Research Protections (OARP), calling into question the fate of NIH’s Office of Laboratory...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Ninth Circuit Vacates Order Requiring EPA to Regulate Fluoridation of Drinking Water under TSCA

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has vacated the district court order that required the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the “unreasonable risk” the court found to be posed by the...more

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Clinical Trial Transparency Enforcement: A Practical Guide for Sponsors and Research Sites After FDA’s April 2026 Reminders

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On April 13, 2026, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) publicly disclosed that it had sent targeted reminder messages on March 30, 2026, to more than 2,200 sponsors and researchers concerning over 3,000 registered...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

When a “Fee” Becomes a Tax: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Draws a Hard Line on a Home Rule Municipality’s Stormwater Charges

A municipal stormwater charge is an unenforceable local tax against Commonwealth instrumentalities and other tax-exempt entities when the enabling ordinance bases the charge on governmental regulatory duties and public health...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries (Trump EO...

The Executive Order (“EO”) directs the alignment of the U.S. core childhood vaccine schedule with the best practices of peer, developed countries, while preserving access to vaccines and protecting religious freedoms and...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Appellate Court Vacates and Remands District Court Decision in TSCA Fluoride Case

As reported in our February 13, 2025, blog item, on January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. District Court...more

Pillsbury - PFAS Observer

Proposed EPA Amendments to the NPDWR Mark a Significant Shift

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed major amendments to the 2024 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the form of two proposed rules...more

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Allegheny County Considers Requiring Employers Provide Paid Parental Leave

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Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County Board of Health has unanimously approved seeking public comment on a proposal to expand Allegheny County’s Paid Sick Leave rules and to adopt paid parental leave obligations for employers....more

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EPA Proposes Major Changes to PFAS Drinking Water Rule

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed major amendments to the 2024 National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the form of two proposed rules...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

Connecticut Establishes New Process for Hospitals Seeking to Pause or Terminate Service Lines

On May 26, 2026, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a bill overhauling the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) program which, among other things, eliminates the current CON approval requirement for a hospital to terminate...more

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EPA to Issue Two New PFAS Rules Impacting Drinking Water

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The Environmental Protection Agency will issue two new rules aimed at delaying and rescinding maximum contaminant levels in drinking water. The first one will repeal 2024 regulations that set nationwide limits on four per-...more

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Colorado’s Medicaid Deep Dive: What to Know About the New State Commission

Colorado lawmakers are promising a discerning look at the state’s Medicaid program amid onerous federal cuts and mounting criticism about the program’s rapid-but-unsustainable growth....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FDA Expands Post-Market Review of Food Chemical Safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken several significant steps this month to expand and formalize its post-market review of food chemicals already in commerce. On May 12, 2026, FDA finalized a systematic...more

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