The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 14, 2021, the release of the final risk evaluation for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), meeting a “major chemical safety milestone.” In the risk evaluation, EPA reviewed 14 conditions of use for PV29, including as an intermediate for […]
January 25, 2021 Bruce S. Katcher On January 20, 2021, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) held another in its series of stakeholder meetings to provide information and solicit input on the development of regulations to implement the new Environmental Justice Law (the “EJ Law” – a summary […]
Jan 22, 2021
Top International News in Chemical Policy and Regulation – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
B&C Publishes 2021 Forecast: 2021 brings a new Administration to Washington, D.C., and Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) Forecast of the key chemical law and policy developments we are likely to see in 2021 is available now. The PDF version delivers 83 pages of detailed and helpful content regarding what […]
January 21, 2021 Bureau of Reclamation Updates Its Approach to ESA Section 7 Consultations for Klamath Project Operations, Applying Recent Legal Authorities and New Solicitor Guidance The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) released three documents related to its consultation obligations under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for its operation of […]
Jan 21, 2021
Use of EPA Method 204 to Regulate Fugitive Emissions – Update from Manko Gold Katcher Fox
January 20, 2021 Will Hitchcock MGKF Newsflash EPA’s Method 204 is a procedure designed to determine whether an enclosure surrounding a process is capable of capturing 100 percent of the process emissions, so that they may be wholly directed to a stack or emissions control device. Emissions that are not directly […]