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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Richard (Rick) J. Fehir, Ph.D. has joined our firms as Senior Chemist/Regulatory Scientist. Dr. Fehir joined B&C and Acta after a distinguished 17-year career at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), during which he provided science and regulatory leadership across three major regulatory frameworks: the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, B&C, and President, The Acta Group (Acta®) and B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), has been named an “Expert of the Year” by the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD). The professionals chosen for recognition were selected by an invitation to all ACD members to nominate those who exemplify the very highest standards and community spirit in ACD’s pillars of Advocacy,...

Professionals seeking expert, efficient, essential regulatory training are encouraged to explore the offerings available from Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) TSCA Tutor® and FIFRA Tutor® online, on-demand courses. The courses were created to fill the gap between self-directed regulatory education and costly live training sessions. TSCA Tutor guides professionals through the Toxic Substances Control Act’s (TSCA) application to a company’s operations to ensure consistent...

Perhaps in response to perceived inaction at the federal level, over half of the U.S. states are engaged in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) notification and restriction regulations. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®) All Things Chemical® podcast will cover the relentless pace of state PFAS regulation on the March 12, 2026, episode. B&C’s Lindsay A. Holden, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist, and Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst, join Managing Partner Lynn L....

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Lynn L. Bergeson and Senior Regulatory Analyst Carla N. Hutton have been recognized in the 2026 JD Supra Readers Choice Awards as top authors in the Environment section. This is Ms. Bergeson’s ninth Readers Choice award, which recognizes the most-read and -shared articles posted on JD Supra, a legal news service, and Ms. Hutton’s second award. B&C’s monthly “Wrap-Up of Federal and State Chemical...

Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), will present during the GlobalChem 2026 “TSCA New Chemicals: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities” session, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. on February 23, 2026. Dr. Engler will be joined by Shari Barash, Director of the New Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Caroline Tuckhorn, Associate Director, Chemical Management,...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce the addition of two new modules, “Articles and the Articles Exemption” and “Understanding TSCA Significant New Use Rules (SNUR),” to the TSCA Tutor® curriculum.  TSCA Tutor® provides expert, efficient, and essential Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) training prepared and presented by B&C’s renowned TSCA practice group. Courses can be completed at the learner’s own pace, and enrollment is valid for one full...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®) are seeking an early career toxicologist and regulatory scientist to join our growing team of regulatory consultants, scientists, and policy experts. This position will be a full-time position, with the option to work as a hybrid in-office and telecommuting professional in our Washington, D.C. office, or full-time telecommuting professional directed from our Washington, D.C. office. Overview of...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Christine M. Palermo, Ph.D., DABT has joined our firms as Director of Regulatory Sciences. Dr. Palermo provides Acta clients with global strategy in chemical regulatory compliance, risk assessment, and product stewardship, assisting clients to commercialize new products and expand markets for existing product portfolios. Dr. Palermo deploys the extensive domestic and international experience she...

On January 6, 2026, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Chemical & Engineering News's article regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) move to roll back limits on certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water while state efforts to regulate PFAS show no signs of slowing down. The EPA is also working to roll back some PFAS reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act, reporting that was called for in a 2023 rule...