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B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog
August 1, 2014

EPA Holds Listening Sessions On Carbon Proposal

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its first "listening sessions" this week on its controversial proposed rule to reduce carbon dioxide at existing power plants. BRAG has previously reported on the proposed rule. A copy of the proposed rule is available online. The listening sessions took place on July 29 and 30, 2014, in Atlanta, Georgia, Denver, Colorado, and Washington, D.C., and will take place on August 1, 2014, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. During the sessions,...
Seminars & Webinars
July 29, 2014

Biomass 2014: Growing the Future, July 29 – 30, 2014, Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) hosted its seventh annual conference—Biomass 2014: Growing the Future Bioeconomy. Co-hosted with Advanced Biofuels USA, this year's conference took place at the Washington Convention Center. As in past years, Biomass 2014 brought together top government officials and members of Congress—with industry leaders and experts from across the bioenergy supply chain—to continue ongoing dialogue about the critical challenges and key...
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
July 28, 2014

OECD Posts Report on Nanotechnology and Tire Industry

On July 24, 2014, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) posted a report entitled Nanotechnology and Tyres: Greening Industry and Transport, which provides a risk management framework to enable site-specific or company-specific risk assessments or risk management strategies for using nanomaterials as additives in tires. OECD states that the report emphasizes the importance of: The policies to support research in the environmental, health, and safety...
Seminars & Webinars
July 23, 2014

EPA’s Supplemental Distribution Enforcement Actions Are Buzzing: How to Avoid Getting Stung, July 23, 2014, Washington, D.C.

This webinar has occurred. For copies of the webinar slides contact chad.howlin@lawbc.com. A recap of the webinar is also available online.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made good on its intent to focus enforcement efforts on Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) supplemental distribution, resulting in several settlements with significant penalty assessments. B&C recently issued a memorandum discussing the enforcement actions, the...
Seminars & Webinars
July 22, 2014

WEBINAR: EPA’s Game-Changing Clean Power Plan: How It Impacts You, July 22, 2014, 2:00PM EDT

On June 18, 2014, EPA proposed the most historic rule in its history: the Clean Power Plan. The proposal would, for the first time, impose regulatory limits on carbon pollution from existing power plants and is likely to have significant impacts throughout the economy. It calls for a 30 percent reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired power plants by 2030. The proposal has two main parts: state-specific emission goals and guidelines to help states develop plans...
Articles
July 22, 2014

Lynn L. Bergeson, “EPA Approves Petition for Exemption,” Chemical Processing, July 22, 2014.

On June 19, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule exempting manufacturers of three chemical substances from certain reporting-process-and-use information requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule for those compounds. This column discusses the rule and the potential value of public petitioning.
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
July 21, 2014

EC and SCENIHR Begin Public Consultation on Preliminary Opinion on Guidance on the Determination of Potential Health Effects of Nanomaterials Used in Medical Devices

The European Commission (EC) and the Scientific Committee on Emerging Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) have begun a public consultation on the preliminary opinion concerning “Guidance on the Determination of Potential Health Effects of Nanomaterials Used in Medical Devices.” The aim of the opinion is to address the use of nanomaterials in medical devices and to provide information for risk assessors regarding specific aspects that need to be considered in the safety evaluation of...
Nano and Other Emerging Chemical Technologies Blog
July 18, 2014

Registration Open for SRA Nano Risk Analysis (II) Workshop

Registration is now open for Nano Risk Analysis (II), a workshop to explore how a multiple models approach can advance risk analysis of nanoscale materials. The workshop, which is being organized by the Emerging Nanoscale Materials Specialty Group (ENMSG) of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) and co-sponsored by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., will be held September 15-16, 2014, in Washington, D.C. The workshop will bring together experts from diverse disciplines to explore ways that...
B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog
July 18, 2014

Tetra Pak Emphasizes Renewable Packaging Materials In New Campaign

On July 10, 2014, Plastics News reported that Tetra Pak Inc. (Tetra Pak) is launching a new campaign to promote the importance of responsible material sourcing in the consumer products goods industry. Dubbed "Moving To The Front," the campaign seeks to place a focus on the use of renewable resources -- packaging materials that can be regrown or replenished naturally -- to protect world's finite resources. As part of the campaign, the company is out with a white paper, "What is...
B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog
July 18, 2014

EPA Solicits Comments On New Design Of Label To Indicate Safer Chemicals

On July 16, 2014, EPA announced it is soliciting comments on its Design for the Environment (DfE) Program's logo redesign. The Agency will consider the information gathered from this notice and other sources as it selects a logo for the DfE Program that accurately communicates the Program's efforts to advance human and environmental health protection through safer products. EPA would like the DfE logo redesign to achieve the following: * Better convey the scientific rigor and benefits of...
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