The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on December 14, 2022, the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the perchloroethylene (PCE) risk evaluation issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 87 Fed. Reg. 76481. EPA determined that PCE, as a whole chemical substance, presents an […]
Dec 20, 2022
“Second Guessing” Returns – Update from Hiser Joy
On December 9, 2022, EPA Administrator Michael Regan issued “New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Requirements: Enforceability and Use of the Actual-to-Projected-Actual Applicability Test in Determining Major Modification Applicability: Rescission of 2017 Memorandum.” As its title states, the December 9, 2022, memorandum rescinds “in its entirety” former Administrator Pruitt’s memorandum of […]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on December 14, 2022, that it is seeking public comment on potential updates and changes to the Guides for the Use of Environmental Claims (Green Guides). FTC intends the Green Guides to help marketers avoid making environmental marketing claims that are unfair or deceptive […]
WEBINAR – Registration Is Open For “Two Years Later: How Has the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Changed REACH and CLP Regulations?”: Registration is now open to join Meglena Mihova, Managing Partner, EPPA; Thomas Petry, Ph.D., Managing Director, ToxMinds; Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D., Vice President, The Acta Group (Acta®); and Lynn […]
December 15, 2022 Brenda H. Gotanda, Esq. MGKF Special Alert The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced plans to undertake a decennial regulatory review of its Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, commonly known as the “Green Guides,” and will be soliciting public comments to aid in determining […]