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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to share recordings of two recent complimentary webinars intended to inform and prepare interested stakeholders on the state of pesticide regulation in the United States. “Pesticides under FIFRA: What’s Happening Now and What’s Next” https://vimeo.com/1229262017?fl=pl&fe=vl There are significant recent developments affecting pesticide market access in the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of...

On November 3 and 4, 2026, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®); Richard J. Fehir, Ph.D., Senior Chemist/Regulatory Scientist, B&C; and Ryan N. Schmit, Of Counsel, B&C, will present TSCA Fundamentals, a structured, four-module course covering the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) from fundamentals through to advanced compliance topics. This is the ninth time that members of B&C’s renowned TSCA team have presented this...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on October 14, 2026, that its Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) intends to award up to $60 million “to expand domestic energy production and distribution through novel, high-impact chemicals, fertilizers, fuels, and feedstock technologies.” DOE states that it will seek research, development, and scale-up projects that harness existing biomass, hydrogen, and pipeline resources to expand domestic energy production, distribution, and...

On September 24, 2026, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced the introduction of two bills “that would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to protect biotechnology data and infrastructure from malicious actors.” Senators Todd Young (R-IN), NSCEB Chair, and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the bills in the Senate, and Representatives and NSCEB Commissioners Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Ro Khanna (D-CA), as well as...

On October 8, 2026, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) held an in-person meeting to continue its stakeholder engagement as it prepares its report to the legislature under House Joint Memorial (HJM) 3. HJM 3 requests the development of two reports. The first, prepared by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (NMEIB), will be on the implementation of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act, “including the efficacy of the rules promulgated by the...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has extended its Emerging Viral Pathogen (EVP) Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides (Guidance) in response to the Marburg virus. Marburg virus disease is a rare disease that is caused by an infection from the Marburg virus.  EPA developed its Guidance in 2016 to address emerging pathogens. Under this Guidance, EPA provides pesticide registrants with a voluntary “two-stage process to enable use of certain EPA-registered disinfectant products...

On October 1, 2026, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the availability of two new draft Toxicological Profiles (ToxProfiles) for cadmium (Cd) and hexachlorocyclopentadiene (HCCPD). 91 Fed. Reg. 62518. ToxProfiles reflect ATSDR’s evaluations of the available literature on priority hazardous substances to provide important toxicological information to the public and health professionals. ATSDR has a statutory requirement under the Superfund Amendments and...

Registration has opened for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory Services’ (BRS) annual stakeholder meeting on November 19, 2026. The meeting will be held in person at the National Agricultural Library (10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705), with an option to attend virtually. The agenda includes the following topics: Fiscal year 2026 highlights; Organizational updates; Petitions; Permits and...

Last month, on September 15, 2026, reports on products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were due in Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) October 13, 2026, Daily Digest Bulletin, “[i]nformation on about 23,500 products is currently published. This reflects about 16% of reports received as of Oct[ober] 13, 2026.” MPCA notes that manufacturers that submitted information should not be concerned if the submitted data...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on September 22, 2026, that it has confirmed that product manufacturers in certain key categories have largely transitioned to safer products. MPCA states that it purchases products to test for compliance with Minnesota’s prohibitions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), lead, and cadmium from brick-and-mortar and online stores. In this round of testing, MPCA “looked at multiple categories of products subject to the early PFAS...