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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeks Reconsideration of 2024 Rule Regarding Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation

On May 15, 2025, the Center for Environmental Accountability (CEA) filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reconsider the...more

DLA Piper

EPA Announces Vision for PFAS Policy and Commences Rulemaking Activity

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In late April, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin issued a press release announcing EPA’s anticipated policy platform for addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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

TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Receives TSCA Section 21 Petitions Seeking Reconsideration Of Exemption Conditions In Final Trichloroethylene Rule: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently updated its website to include...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Denies TSCA Section 21 Petition Concerning Prohibition of Hydrogen Fluoride in Domestic Oil Manufacturing

As reported in our February 14, 2025, blog item, on February 11, 2025, community and environmental groups submitted a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to the U.S. Environmental Protection...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Setting the Record Straight: New Chemical Review Needs Scientists

On May 2, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the “[n]ext phase of organizational improvements to better integrate science into agency offices.” As part of this reorganization...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Court Grants EPA’s Request for Abeyance, Denies EPA’s Request for Voluntary Remand in Challenge to Risk Evaluation Rule

As reported in our March 31, 2025, blog item, on March 21, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral argument in a case challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) May 3,...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Extends Comment Period on Draft Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS in Biosolids

Update: EPA will now accept public comments on its Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for Perfluoroctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) until August 15, 2025. Interested parties may submit comments at...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Announces Release of Final Insecticide Strategy

On April 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of its final Insecticide Strategy (Strategy), available here. EPA states in the Strategy that it is “intended to create a consistent,...more

BCLP

PFAS Announcement; Administrator Zeldin Signals Continuation of EPA Objectives

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On April 28, 2025, EPA Administrator Zeldin issued the Agency’s most comprehensive statement since Trump’s inauguration regarding how EPA plans to address PFAS compounds under a variety of ongoing regulatory programs (“EPA...more

Fenwick & West LLP

CARB to Hold Virtual Public Workshop Regarding California’s Corporate Climate Disclosure Rules

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has announced that it will hold a virtual public workshop to “support the development of California’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program,” as reflected in The Climate...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CPPA Board Grapples with Public Concerns: Key Updates on Upcoming AI, Risk Assessment, and Cybersecurity Regulations

On April 4, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss the latest draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations related to cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated...more

Perkins Coie

CPPA Signals Significant Revisions Ahead

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Key Takeaways - - The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is substantially revising its draft privacy regulations. - Definitions for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and "significant decisions" are...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Stall on Automated Decision-Making Technology Rules from the California Privacy Protection Agency

This week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) board held its April meeting to discuss the latest set of proposed regulations, including automated decision-making technology (ADMT) regulations. Instead of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CPPA Opens Public Comment Period for Proposed AI Regulations

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the formal public comment period for its latest proposed rulemaking package, which includes updates to existing regulations and introduces new guidelines for automated...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CARB Will Not Fully Enforce California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act in 2026

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CARB will not penalize reporting entities for incomplete Scope 1 and 2 emissions disclosures under SB 253, irritating lawmakers and raising the specter of oversight hearings....more

Perkins Coie

Fasten Your Seatbelts: CPPA Proposes Rules on Automated Decision-Making and Cybersecurity Audits and Finalizes Data Broker...

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After much anticipation, on November 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board voted to advance proposed regulations for insurance, cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision-making...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Draft CCPA Regulations Stalled as Agency Struggles With Applicability of ADMT Rules

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On July 15, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released proposed updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, including updates to the draft risk assessments, automated decisionmaking...more

McDermott Will & Emery

CPPA Releases Proposed Updates to CCPA Regulations and Unveils New Draft Privacy Assessment and ADM Rules

On February 23, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released proposed updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations and draft updates to the Risk Assessment and Automated Decisionmaking...more

Jones Day

California Privacy: A Deeper Dive Into the New Regulations Expected in 2024

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The Background: The California Privacy Protection Agency board ("CPPA" or "Board") is in the process of issuing new regulations as authorized under the California Privacy Rights Act. These three sets of proposed regulations...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

CPPA Considers Next Set of CPRA Regulations Covering Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued and discussed draft regulations on Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments late in the summer. The CPPA Board plans to discuss the draft regulations at its upcoming...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Biden Issues First Executive Order Directing Federal Agencies to Establish New Standards to Promote Safe and Secure Use of AI

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On October 30, President Biden issued a sweeping Executive Order calling on Congress to enact privacy laws and directing federal agencies to review existing rules and potentially explore new rulemakings governing the use of...more

BakerHostetler

California Unveils New Draft Requirements for Privacy Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits and AI

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On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board unveiled Draft Regulations on Risk Assessment and Cybersecurity Audit. The CPPA Board announced that the formal rulemaking process will begin soon,...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Draft Cybersecurity Audit and Risk Assessment Regulations Issued by CPPA

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has released its agenda for the September 8 board meeting, which includes (among other topics) presentation of a draft Cybersecurity Audit Regulation and a draft Risk Assessment...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

California Regulator Previews Intentions for Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Automated Decisionmaking Regulations

The CPPA kicked off a first round of rulemaking in May 2022 and finalized that set of rules in March of this year. At the latest California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) meeting, the CPRA Rules Subcommittee (Rules...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Warns of Risks Related to AI Chatbots in Banking

On June 6, the CFPB released a new report related to the adoption of chatbots by financial institutions, including those with advanced technology such as generative chatbots and others marketed as “artificial intelligence.”...more

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