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 March 4, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is reopening the comment period for the January 2025 proposed rule to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by...more
On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a compliance guide to assist the regulated community in complying with Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) requirements for chemicals...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
In September 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced an extension to the reporting period for its new Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances ("PFAS") reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the Toxic...more
On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an 8-month extension of EPA’s final reporting and recordkeeping requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section 8(a)(7)...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently established a one-time per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances reporting rule pursuant to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act. Pursuant to the rule, most companies that...more
Part 4. PFAS Reporting Requirements at the Federal and State Level – How Will Manufacturers Respond? Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known by the acronym PFAS and better known by the moniker “forever chemicals,” are...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a far-reaching and important final rule (Rule) on Oct. 11, 2023, requiring comprehensive reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) manufactured and...more
On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final methylene chloride rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), establishing prohibitions and workplace protections for methylene...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group outlines the requirements of a new reporting and recordkeeping rule for PFAS, the types of entities that will be impacted, and the anticipated reporting deadlines....more
Summary - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reporting Rule for PFAS— its broadest regulation to-date on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 27, 2023, published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is intended to update the public about the agency's plan to review, propose and issue regulations over the...more
Key Takeaways - What is happening? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule requiring asbestos manufacturers, importers, and processors to report certain asbestos exposure-related information....more
On July 6, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that will require reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos. The...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
In recent months federal and state regulators have proposed or finalized new regulations that require chemical and product manufacturers to disclose the manufacture and use of PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl...more
Companies manufacturing, importing, or processing vermiculite or talc should take note of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recently proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under the Toxic...more
On May 6, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 87 Fed. Reg. 27060. EPA proposes to...more
In 2021, there was sustained and fast-paced executive action from the Biden administration focused on emphasizing and addressing the environmental and human health effects of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, more...more
EPA’s proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may be notable for what they do not do. In particular, the proposal does not...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) announced on October 14, 2021, several actions intended to enhance scientific integrity, including establishing two...more
Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group breaks down the Environmental Protection Agency’s update to the PIP (3:1) Rule and how it affects even those companies enjoying the EPA’s no-action assurance from earlier...more
The Environmental Protection Agency has pipped enforcement of a ban on phenol, isopropylated, phosphate (3:1). Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group discusses why companies must still comply with much of the...more
EPA recently issued a final rule amending Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations concerning “small manufacturers” of chemical substances. Companies that meet the regulatory definition of a “small manufacturer” of...more
On September 26, 2017, EPA published a final rule in the federal register extending the compliance deadlines in its Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products as follows...more