Register Now For “TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later” Virtual Conference, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (EDT), June 25, 2025: Complimentary registration is now open for this dynamic virtual conference providing updates and insights regarding the current state of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation, ongoing and emerging issues, and related developments. As with our previous TSCA anniversary events, a stellar faculty of speakers from government, non-governmental organizations, industry,...
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Save The Date For “TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later” On June 25, 2025: Save the date to join Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health for our ninth annual conference providing updates and insights regarding the current state of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation, ongoing and emerging issues, and related developments. As with our previous TSCA anniversary...
March 17, 2025
Recent Federal Developments for March 17, 2025
ABA And B&C Announce Release Of “Chemical Product Law and Supply Chain Stewardship” Book: Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce the release by American Bar Association (ABA) Publishing of Chemical Product Law and Supply Chain Stewardship: A Guide to New TSCA, edited by B&C Managing Partner Lynn L. Bergeson and authored by Ms. Bergeson and members of B&C and Acta’s highly experienced Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...
HCPA’s Mid-Year Meeting focuses on the public policy issues that impact the household and commercial products industry. Attendees will engage with a dynamic network of CEOs, executive decision-makers, and thought leaders who have knowledge, solutions, and influence across the entire supply chain. Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., will present "Adapting to a Rapidly Changing Regulatory Environment" on June 23, 2025, and "TSCA Policy and Congressional Developments" on June 24, 2025. B&C is a proud...
February 24, 2025
How to Summarize Government Work in Five Easy Bullets
It was reported this weekend that all federal employees received an e-mail from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) telling employees to report “five bullets about what you did last week.” The e-mail also states that failure to do so would be interpreted to mean that the employee is offering their resignation. This is reported as part of the drive to shake up or reform, review, or rebuke the federal workforce. Whatever one speculates about motivation, this will likely be taken by many...
February 14, 2025
Recent Federal Developments for February 14, 2025
ABA And B&C Announce Release Of Chemical Product Law and Supply Chain Stewardship Book: Chemical Product Law and Supply Chain Stewardship, edited by Lynn L. Bergeson and published by the American Bar Association (ABA), provides a road map to navigate efficiently the transformational changes in chemical product law, identifies the practical business and product stewardship implications of the new normal in product regulation, and explains the urgent need for supply chain awareness so that the...
February 13, 2025
What Can Happen When Federal Career Employees Are Told “You’re Fired!”
Among the less-noticed, less-reported implications of “firing” federal employees for whatever reason (or no reason) is the process under current law and regulations that applies to reducing or eliminating programs and positions within the U.S. government. Known as a reduction in force (RIF), these procedures are arcane, complicated, and could have many unintended impacts even if imposed to attain targeted reductions in specific parts or programs of the federal workforce. The Executive Order...
February 13, 2025
Loper Bright: Has the Demise of Chevron Deference Mattered?, July 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT), via webinar
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) was pleased to present “Loper Bright: Has the Demise of Chevron Deference Mattered?,” a complimentary webinar reviewing changes to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) determinations in light of Loper Bright. The Loper Bright decision overturning Chevron has invited much discussion on whether decisions made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under TSCA, especially under Sections 4 (testing), 5 (new chemicals), and 6 (existing...
February 13, 2025
PFAS Updates: What’s Happening in the U.S. and EU, May 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT), via webinar
The Acta Group (Acta®) and EPPA were pleased to present “PFAS Updates: What’s Happening in the U.S. and EU,” a complimentary webinar offering expert updates on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulatory developments. These substances are attracting global legal, regulatory, commercial, and litigation attention as no other “emerging contaminant” has. While the U.S. Administration is new, PFAS regulation continues at a rapid pace and U.S. state initiatives are evolving at an...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 6, 2025, that it is updating the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). 90 Fed. Reg. 573. Specifically, the final rule updates the regulations to identify nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that must be reported pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020...
December 16, 2024
Recent Federal Developments for December 2024
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. extends its best wishes to our clients and many friends. We wish you and your family a safe and healthy New Year. As we have for many years, the firm has made a contribution to the House of Ruth, a shelter for battered women and their children, in lieu of gifts to our clients, and on our clients’ behalf. Register Now For “What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2025,” January 14, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST), Via...
December 4, 2024
Petitions Filed to Add Several Chemicals to List of Taxable Substances; Comments Due January 28, 2025
On November 29, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that petitions have been filed to add the following chemicals to the list of taxable substances: Di-isobutyl ketone (89 Fed. Reg. 94879): ALTIVIA Ketones & Additives, LLC, an exporter of di-isobutyl ketone, filed the petition. According to the petition, di-isobutyl ketone is an organic compound that is used in solvents; paints and coatings; automobile refinishing; and pharmaceuticals. Di-isobutyl ketone is made from...
October 30, 2024
Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges, November 14, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST), via webinar
The IBA Agriculture and Food Section presents the "Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges" webinar, spotlighting the considerable opportunities cultivated meat offers, including its environmental benefits when compared to traditional meat production and its contributions to enhancing food security. During this event, presenters Maarten Van der Heijden, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Mark Post Mosa Meat; Tanvi Pande, Dentons Link Legal; and Michael Roberts Resnick Center for Food...
October 18, 2024
A Conversation with Linda Reinstein, President and Cofounder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
October 3, 2024
Ya-Wei (Jake) Li, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs, to Leave EPA and Take Position with FWS
On September 30, 2024, Ya-Wei (Jake) Li, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that he will be leaving EPA to take a position with the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as the Assistant Director for Ecological Services. This program is responsible for how the agency conserves endangered species and many other wildlife. Li was Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs for...
September 24, 2024
EPA Proposes Updates to Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing
On September 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began a public comment period on a proposed update to its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Recommendations) that help federal government purchasers and other buyers use private sector standards and ecolabels to buy products that are more sustainable and climate-friendly and contain safer chemical ingredients. 89 Fed. Reg. 74940. In its September 10, 2024, press release, EPA...
On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the release of the first two parts of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) State-of-Industry Report. Released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in partnership with BETO, the report focuses on how to achieve the near-term fuel production goals set forth in the SAF Grand Challenge, a joint effort between DOE, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of...
The Agriculture and Food Section (AFS) is pleased to be leading two sessions at IBA 2024, the International Bar Association’s (IBA) annual conference in Mexico City, September 15-20, 2024. AFS members and supporting committees will present Disruptive technologies in agriculture, on Monday, 16 September (11:15 – 12:30 CST) and Foreign ownership of farmland, on Tuesday, 17 September (11:15 – 12:30 CST). Both sessions will further AFS’s mission to focus on the complex law and policy issues...
On July 10, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it issued frequently asked questions (FAQ) in Fact Sheet 2024-25 related to which entities must apply for registration for the Clean Fuel Production Credit. As reported in our June 10, 2024, blog item, the Inflation Reduction Act allows a credit for the production of clean transportation fuels beginning on January 1, 2025. To claim a Clean Fuel Production Credit, the taxpayer must be registered as a producer of clean fuel at the...