Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and its consulting affiliates, B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) and The Acta Group (Acta), are pleased to announce the publication of The Year in Review 2011: Environment, Energy, and Resources Law by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources. The Year in Review provides an annual summary of developments in environmental, energy, and resources law. Lynn L. Bergeson co-authored the Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know 2011 Annual Report. The Year in Review is available for pre-order online.

The April 26, 2012, issue of Pesticide and Chemical Policy quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) increased use of significant new use rules (SNUR).

The April 3, 2012, issue of Inside EPA refers to Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s March 20, 2012, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) that would require companies to report all new uses of five groups of chemicals.

The March 21, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson concerning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed significant use rules for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), benzidine-based dyes, hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), di-n-pentyl phthalate (DnPP), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP), and test rule for PBDEs.

The February 27, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the need to be precise in naming chemicals. The article also references Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s February 8, 2012, memorandum.

The February 10, 2012, issue of Pesticide and Chemical Policy quotes Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s, February 8, 2012, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) enforcement action.

The February 9, 2012, issue of Chemical Watch quotes Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s, February 8, 2012, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) enforcement action against Dover Chemical Corporation. 

On January 19, 2012, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) convened a workshop at which invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff reviewed case studies on reporting obligations for byproduct and recycled materials under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule.

EPA has recently issued a written report on its responses to the byproduct scenarios BCCM submitted. The written report is posted with EPA's CDR training materials online. A copy of the report, along with a copy of EPA's slides and recorded audio from the January 19, 2012, workshop, is also available at B&C's website.

On January 19, 2012, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) convened a workshop at which invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff reviewed case studies on reporting obligations for byproduct and recycled materials under the Chemical Data Reporting rule. For those of you who were unable to listen in, the recorded audio for the workshop is available on B&C's website.

A January 24, 2012, Inside EPA article states that, during the January 19, 2012, Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) workshop by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., EPA said it “anticipates having [guidance] up in time for the beginning of the submission period.”