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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released on May 6, 2026, a report on EPA’s fiscal year (FY) 2026 top management challenges. The report identifies what OIG considers to be the six most serious management and performance challenges facing EPA in FY 2026: Managing contracts, grants, and associated data systems; Meeting statutory requirements for ensuring the safe use of chemicals; Managing information technology modernization; Maintaining mission...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 28, 2026, the availability of an update to the April 16, 2024, interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and materials containing PFAS for public comment. 91 Fed. Reg. 22815. According to EPA, the updated guidance “builds on information pertaining to technologies that may be feasible and appropriate for the destruction or disposal of PFAS and PFAS-containing...

The Sound Science Act (S. 4397), introduced by Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) on April 27, 2026, would strengthen the science used for risk reviews and improve interagency coordination for chemicals regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to Ricketts’s April 27, 2026, press release, “[b]y strengthening the scientific basis for regulation and expediting the existing chemical review process, Americans can have access to updated and safe chemistries.” The press...

TSCA Reform -- 10 Years LaterJune 10, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (EDT) An In-Person and Virtual Program In-Person:The George Washington University Virtual livestream details on registration page Complimentary registration:https://www.eli.org/events/tsca-reform-10-years-later Register now to join Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWU) for the...

The American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) announced on April 14, 2026, that it is inviting all businesses, brands, retailers, ingredient suppliers, institutional purchasers, investors, and public health and environmental organizations to join it in expressing strong support for the introduction and enactment of bipartisan legislation to authorize the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safer Choice Program. According to ASBN, “[a]uthorizing Safer Choice in statute would...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a webinar on May 6, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. (EDT) to provide information on Confidential Business Information (CBI) claims scheduled to expire under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to EPA, the webinar is intended to help companies, stakeholders, and the public better understand regulatory requirements surrounding the lifecycle of CBI claims, how to find out if a CBI claim is expiring, and how to request an extension of an...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) presented on April 14, 2026, the Lexology Masterclass “PFAS in consumer products: a multi-state compliance guide,” which is now available to view on YouTube, Vimeo, and the B&C website. During this webinar, Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, B&C; Lindsay A. Holden, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist/Regulatory Scientist, B&C; and Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst, B&C, described and analyzed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) webinar “TSCA CBI Re-substantiation: When, Why, and How to Prepare,” presented April 9, 2026, is now available on-demand on YouTube, Vimeo, and the B&C website. In the webinar,  Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, B&C; Ryan N. Schmit, Of Counsel, B&C; and Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, B&C, cover: Background on Confidential Business Information (CBI) Expiration Provisions in the Toxic Substances Control Act...

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing on April 28, 2026, on the fiscal year (FY) 2027 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget. The only scheduled witness is EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. The hearing memo states that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget request for FY 2027 is $1.8 trillion in discretionary budget authority for executive branch departments and agencies. For EPA, President Trump seeks $4.2 billion in base...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on April 23, 2026, the release of version 1.2 of the online system for reporting products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the PFAS Reporting Information System for Manufacturers (PRISM). According to MPCA, the enhancements include: A button to the create report page to download the template directly, and generating a pop-up box with reminders to enable macros once downloaded and see the reporting...