Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that on October 21, 2011, Kathleen M. Roberts will speak in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable Meeting on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule. Discussions will include an overview of the new rule...
On October 1, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the long-awaited revised Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (Green Guides). This is a very important development and clients and friends marketing products in the “green” space need to be fully aware of the significant marketing, business, and legal implications of this document. FTC intends the Green Guides to help marketers ensure that the claims they make about the environmental attributes...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), and The Acta Group (Acta) are pleased to announce that Leslie S. MacDougall will speak, Saturday, October 20, 2012, on “Emerging Chemical Regulation Trends in the Asia-Pacific Rim Region” at the Saint Joseph’s University’s Global Chemical Regulations and Compliance Management Seminar in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This graduate level course will provide an in-depth review of the current...
The dual national goals of reducing America’s dependence on foreign oil and greening the economy converge in biobased chemicals, the promising and rapidly evolving field of technology that produces commercial chemicals from renewable feedstocks. Although biobased chemicals have a long history, increasing sensitivity to reliance on nonrenewable feedstocks and the environmental impact of petroleum-derived chemicals have hastened the commercialization of biobased chemicals, and today they are in...
October 1, 2012
Lynn L. Bergeson, “Safer Consumer Products Regulations: One Step Closer,” Pollution Engineering, October 2012.
In July, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released proposed Safer Consumer Products regulations, the newest iteration of the much-anticipated regulatory implementation of the state’s Green Chemistry Initiative....
Nanotechnology is poised to be a key driver of economic growth in California in the next decade according to the scientists, government specialists, and international business leaders who spoke at the “Challenges and Opportunities for Businesses Engaged in Nanotechnology” workshop on September 25, 2012. Hosted by the University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology and held at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, the workshop presented current...
September 25, 2012
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and Its Affiliates Unveil Their Redesigned Online Presence
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), and The Acta Group (Acta) unveiled their completely redesigned online presence today. The new websites provide timely, relevant news and updates, as well as detailed descriptions of the practices, people, and expertise that have earned B&C top rankings in Chambers USA. B&C can be found at www.lawbc.com, BCCM at www.bc-cm.com, and Acta at www.actagroup.com. In addition to information about...
September 25, 2012
Lynn L. Bergeson, “Source of Minerals Gets New Scrutiny,” Chemical Processing, September 25, 2012.
On August 22, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted a final rule implementing Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. This important and sweeping rule is effective for products manufactured in 2013, and the first annual reports are due May 31, 2014, and on May 31 every year thereafter. It obligates companies using minerals that might have come from conflict zones to disclose their use. Because such minerals...
September 21, 2012
Clean Water Groups Call for Analysis of Nanosilver’s Environmental Impacts
The September 21, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report describes comments from the Silver Nanotechnology Working Group, filed by the law firm Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., that request that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA defer the start of the registration review on nanosilver until the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) completes an evaluation of new scientific data....
On September 17-18, 2012, the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Pesticide Operations Management (POM) Working Committee (WC) held its semi-annual full committee meeting in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offices in Crystal City, Virginia. Through a cooperative agreement in 1978, EPA and AAPCO created SFIREG, an AAPCO committee with EPA funding, to...