What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2023
2BInformed: The EPA’s Impact on Supply Chains and Climate Change, and Defining “Unreasonable Risk”
2BInformed: Understanding the EPA’s New PFAS Strategic Roadmap and Upcoming PBT Regulations
2BInformed: Overview of PFAS and Related EPA Regulations; EPA’s New Chemical Program Under Amended TSCA
2BInformed: How TSCA Amendments Impact Industries and Managing the EPA’s Risk Evaluations
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Wiley Biotech Briefings – An Advanced Course for the Regulatory Professional: TSCA and Industrial Biotechnology
On May 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) issued a consent agreement and final order between EPA and Cytonix, LLC (Cytonix). According to the consent agreement, in 2022,...more
On May 2, 2025, a coalition of chemical companies petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an amendment of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) rule requiring reporting for per- and...more
On April 2, 2025, Inhance Technologies LLC initiated an action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia—Inhance Technologies LLC v. Zeldin, Case No. 1:25-cv-00980-JEB—challenging EPA’s refusal to withhold...more
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have long cooperated with each other and have renewed their commitment to cooperation in a December 2024 memorandum of...more
Key Takeaways Delays by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in processing premanufacture notices (PMNs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may lessen under final amendments to section 5 published on...more
On December 11, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a suit filed against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seeking a rule under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act...more
Compliance with EPA’s Rule for Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) will demand the attention and resources of...more
On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of its third annual progress report, “highlighting the significant achievements the agency has made under its PFAS Strategic Roadmap...more
“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This edition discusses...more
Pesticide manufacturers and registrants, like many other companies, are facing increased pressure to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from their products. This pressure, however, is often focused on how the...more
On June 26, 2024, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University (GWU) Milken Institute School of Public Health presented “TSCA Reform — Eight Years Later.” This...more
“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides real-time updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the constantly evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This...more
As our Earth Week blogging event continues with our theme of Planet versus Plastics, today we will cover the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent decision in Inhance Technologies, L.L.C. v. U.S. Environmental...more
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on April 11, 2024, that a coalition of public health groups filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seeking to stop...more
TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA Announces Automatic Addition Of Seven Additional PFAS To TRI List Of Chemicals: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 9, 2024, the automatic addition of seven per- and...more
In 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) which requires manufacturers, including importers, of certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on December 1, 2023, that it issued orders to Inhance Technologies LLC directing it not to produce per- and polyfluroakyl substances (PFAS), “chemicals that are created...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has issued two pre-publication announcements on notable regulatory actions that may affect your business. The first one will increase the amount of information that...more
Welcome back to The WELL. Let’s begin with an adaptation of the “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” when they met this summer on a field. The Grasshopper was relaxing because the final Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a one-time reporting rule regarding the manufacture (including import) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Despite heavy industry opposition, obligated...more
TSCA/FIFRA/TRI - EPA’s Spring 2023 Unified Agenda Includes TSCA, TRI, And PFAS Rulemakings: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) spring 2023 Unified Agenda, published on June 13, 2023, includes a number of...more
Historically, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has generally declined to regulate manufactured goods or finished products―known as “articles”―under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This long-standing...more
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authorizes the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to impose restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures as well as requirements for reporting,...more
On May 30, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it has taken additional steps in addressing concerns that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been found in pesticide products. As part of...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed changes to its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations dealing with premanufacture notices (PMNs) and certain exemptions from PMN requirements. Of particular...more