On April 20, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of a proposed rule under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would prohibit most uses of methylene chloride. EPA states that its unreasonable risk determination for methylene chloride was driven by risks associated […]
Apr 25, 2023
Minnesota Firm, Environmental Law and Science, PLLC joins the Environmental Law Network
Environmental Law and Science, PLLC and its principal Jeffrey Sepesi, Esq. joins the Environmental Law Network. Environmental Law and Science, PLLC has experience across wide range of environmental law matters and challenges at the federal level and in many states. Our practice focuses on four primary areas: Beyond these core […]
Apr 19, 2023
PHMSA Requests Feedback on Recycled Plastics Policy – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a request for feedback on its recycled plastics policy. 88 Fed. Reg. 23140. PHMSA states that it published the notice to solicit information pertaining to how the potential use of recycled plastic resins in the manufacturing of specification packagings may affect hazardous materials transportation […]
WEBINAR — TOP TSCA TOPICS: Cumulative Risk, NAMs, Risk Evaluations, CBI, And More!, May 17, 2023, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT), Via Webinar: Panelists Anna Lowit, Senior Science Advisor, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), […]
Apr 19, 2023
EPA Seeks Information for Future CERCLA Regulations Regarding PFAS – Update from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on April 13, 2023, seeking information to assist in the consideration of potential development of future regulations pertaining to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). 88 Fed. […]