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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....

President Obama signed a February 21, 2012, memorandum entitled “Driving Innovation and Creating Jobs in Rural America through Biobased and Sustainable Product Procurement.” The BioPreferred Program, which was established by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (2002 Farm Bill) and amended by the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill), is intended to increase federal procurement of biobased products, which will promote rural economic development,...

The February 14, 2013, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report notes Lynn L. Bergeson “anticipates Lautenberg’s move will not affect the TSCA-reform debate,” in the article “Lautenberg Stepping Down as Chairman Of Panel With TSCA, Superfund Jurisdiction.” “Lautenberg is still a champion of TSCA reform, and will no doubt continue to push for reform. Whether that happens any time soon continues to be doubtful given the lack of movement in the House. Whether a Vitter TSCA...

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. ...

If anyone is thinking big penalties under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) are a thing of the past, think again. On February 7, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Dover Chemical Corporation has agreed to pay a $1.4 million civil penalty for the unauthorized manufacture of chemical substances at facilities in Dover, Ohio, and Hammond, Indiana. The settlement resolves alleged violations of TSCA premanufacture notice (PMN) obligations for the production of...

The February 8, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the challenge lawyers face in counseling clients whose products involve emerging technologies. Bergeson stated: “Emerging technological platforms are changing forever the ways chemicals are produced and products designed and made, but our regulatory governance structures are ill-suited to keep up with the speed of these advances.”...

The January 16/23, 2012, issue of Chemical Week quotes Lynn L. Bergeson concerning the likelihood that Congress will increase its scrutiny of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments and assessment procedures....

On January 26, 2012, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approving a pesticide product containing nanosilver under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This article summarizes the lawsuit, explains what’s at stake, and discusses the lawsuit’s implications....

In August 2010, EPA announced that it was considering allowing the Swiss company HeiQ Materials Ag to enter the U.S. market with a new nanosilver pesticide and textile preservative, HeiQ AGS-20. On Dec. 1, 2011, the EPA issued a conditional registration for a pesticide product....