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The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing on a discussion draft of S.__, the Toxic Substances Control Act Fee Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2026 (Discussion Draft) on March 4, 2026....more
Recent headlines have declared that the Olympics have “banned PFAS,” with athletes reportedly disqualified after testing revealed the presence of so-called “forever chemicals” on their equipment. The reality is more nuanced,...more
On January 5, 2026, EPA released its draft Pesticide Registration (PR) Notice, entitled “Pesticide Registration Notice 2026-NEW: Notifications, Non-Notifications, and Minor Formulation Amendments” (Draft PRN 2026-NEW), and...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 6, 2026, a list of significant actions that the Agency has taken in the first year of the Trump Administration to combat risks from per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
As reported in our January 27, 2026, memorandum, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment held a legislative hearing on January 22, 2026, focused on a draft bill entitled Discussion Draft of Legislation to...more
On February 6, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release highlighting “major year one PFAS actions” under the Trump Administration. The press release assembles a wide-ranging list of Agency...more
Companies that submitted claims for protection of their confidential business information (CBI) after the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was amended in 2016 risk having their information released publicly beginning this...more
The release of a discussion draft to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) offers an early window into how chemical policy may evolve in Congress, even as the legislative path forward remains uncertain. ...more
Welcome to the last of our three posts with our look ahead to 2026—the environmental edition. If you follow this blog, you have probably sensed a trend: environmental regulation rarely moves in a straight line. This coming...more
The Environment Protection Agency (EPA) closed out 2025 with a flurry of actions involving the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including final risk evaluations for five phthalates and 1,3-butadiene, and an updated risk...more
The recycling industry, traditionally seen as stable, is in an era of innovation and growth. A class of advanced recycling technologies is emerging to address plastics that conventional recycling methods cannot process,...more
In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS. This quarter, the EPA looks to narrow the TSCA PFAS reporting rule, state legislatures...more
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contemplates significant reductions in scope to its one-time reporting rule for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section 8(a)(7) of the Toxic Substances Control Act...more
At the end of October, the attorneys general of five states—Florida, Texas, Iowa, Nebraska and Montana—issued letters to three pro-recycling organizations raising concerns that the groups’ recycling initiatives may violate...more
Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) represent major exposures to insurers and their policyholders. Thousands of lawsuits are pending nationwide and numerous large settlements have already been reached. Insurers are...more
On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (“MPCA” or “the Agency”) published its final rule implementing the state’s comprehensive PFAS reporting program....more
US EPA for the fourth time issued an administrative postponement of the effective date of the December 17, 2024, final risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE Rule)....more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a web page entitled “Pesticides Containing a Fluorinated Carbon.” EPA states that among other classes of pesticides, it “occasionally receives and evaluates...more
As previously reported, US EPA is in the process of revising the TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting rule. On Monday, the agency released the proposed revision language which includes the ‘typical’ reporting exemptions of the...more
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) submitted an October 29th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) styled: Demand for Correction under the Information Quality Act: 1)...more
The Oversight Committee of the United States Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works held a hearing on October 23rd titled: Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals (“Hearing”)....more
Efforts are underway to support data center development with respect to new chemicals that may be used in such projects. EPA has provided instructions on what to include in a cover letter to receive priority review of new...more
A few months ago, I recorded a podcast with my colleagues, Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst for B&C, and Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta®), our consulting affiliate, on...more
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), The Acta Group (Acta®), and B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to present “Phthalate Risk Evaluation under TSCA and the Potential Impacts to the Plastics Industry,” a...more