The May 18, 2010, issue of InsideEPA.com’s Risk Policy Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) development of a list of “chemicals of concern” and possible export notification requirements for listed substances....
Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed lifting its 1994 administrative stay of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Following is an explanation of why some are concerned, why EPA proposed lifting the stay, and why reporting may be unnecessary in the first place....
May 18, 2010
Lynn L. Bergeson, “Chemical Pollutants in Water Emerge,” Chemical Processing, April 2010.
Recent advances in contaminant identification methodologies, sampling instrumentation, and analytical chemistry have caused an explosion of knowledge about the presence of previously undetected organic micropollutants. While it doesn’t follow that the mere presence of chemical contaminants results in harm, public health experts, regulators, and others aren’t sitting idly by....
The May 17, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Pesticide Programs’ (OPP) working definition of nanoscale materials and the importance for OPP not to review nanoscale ingredient applications any differently than conventionally sized ingredient applications....
We are pleased to announce that the American Bar Association (ABA) has published Environment, Energy, and Resources Law: The Year-in-Review 2009, which Lynn L. Bergeson co-authored. The Year-in-Review is the annual summary of important developments in environmental, energy, and resources law over the past year. Bergeson co-authored the chapter entitled “Pesticides, Chemical Regulation, and Right-to-Know: 2009 Annual Report.” ...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued what it describes as a “common sense” approach to addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA) by phasing-in the deadlines by which facilities must obtain permits for GHG emissions. Specifically, this controversial final rule sets thresholds for GHG emissions that define when permits under the New Source Review (NSR) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V...
Thank you for participating in Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s webinar on TSCA Reform on Monday, May 10, 2010. We are delighted that you were able to participate, and hope that you found the information and format useful and convenient. Apropos of our recent webinar, we thought we would use this occasion to share Charlie Auer’s response to a recent blog posting by Dr. Richard Denison regarding the reasons why Charlie believes some aspects of the...
The May 4, 2010, issue of InsideEPA.com’s Daily News references Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s April 27, 2010, analysis of the TSCA reform legislation....
May 4, 2010
New York Sustainability and Green Procurement Advisory Council Drafting Recommendations for FY 2010-11
The Sustainability and Green Procurement Advisory Council (Advisory Council) of the New York Interagency Committee on Sustainability and Green Procurement (Interagency Committee) is in the process of drafting recommendations for inclusion in the annual report required under Governor David Paterson’s 2008 Executive Order (EO) directing state agencies, public authorities, and public benefit corporations to buy environmentally friendly products. In September 2009, the Advisory Council voted...
In the May 3, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report, Kathleen Roberts notes that the proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform legislation would make a critical change by covering manufacturers “and” processors. Currently, most TSCA provisions apply to manufacturers “or” processors, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rarely chosen to seek toxicity and other data from processors....