The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 3, 2021, that it intends to initiate a new rulemaking and anticipates proposing new rules for five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals that are the subject of final risk management rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Additionally, and importantly, […]
Sep 9, 2021
DIDP and DINP: EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation Scope Documents – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
On August 31, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the final scope documents for the manufacturer-requested risk evaluations (MRRE) of di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and diisononyl phthalate (DINP). 86 Fed. Reg. 48695; 86 Fed. Reg. 48693. The scope documents include the conditions of use, hazards, exposures, and the potentially exposed or susceptible […]
Biobased Products News and Policy Report September 2, 2021 EPA Adds 36 Chemicals To The Safer Chemical Ingredients List The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 10, 2021, that it added 36 chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL). EPA states that the SCIL “is a living […]
August 24, 2021 Spencer A. Hill, Jr. MGKF Litigation Blog On Wednesday, August 18, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated a district court order dismissing claims for violations of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq. See Revitalizing Auto Cmtys. […]
On August 20, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit handed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a major win in United States v. Ameren Missouri, No. 19-3220, upholding EPA’s right to seek injunctive relief for “wholly past” violations and […]