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On August 26, 2026, the American Chemical Society (ACS) recognized the winners of the ACS 2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards (GCCA) during the ACS Fall 2026 meeting. When announcing the winners, Albert G. Horvath, ACS chief executive officer, shared: "This year's Green Chemistry Challenge Award winners show how chemistry is solving real problems, from recycling materials once considered impossible to reuse to removing harmful substances from the products and processes we depend on every day....

On August 21, 2026, comments by L. Claire Hansen and Catherina D. Narigon were featured in Packaging Dive's article discussing legal challenges that are underway to block SB 54 enforcement. “The subsequent briefing shows that the parties disagree not only over whether the exemption is discriminatory, but also over whether NAW has standing to challenge it and what remedy would be appropriate if the court identifies a constitutional problem,” said L. Claire Hansen and Catherina D....

On August 20, 2026, comments by Ryan N. Schmit were featured in Chemical & Engineering News' article regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) draft risk evaluation of ethylene dibromide. TSCA requires that the EPA consider all reasonably available information and use the best available science to make policy decisions, says Ryan Schmit, former policy adviser at the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and now with the law firm Bergeson & Campbell. “Allowing...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, has been recognized by a number of the leading legal ranking and peer- and client-review organizations, notably Chambers and Partners and Best Lawyers. Ms. Bergeson was awarded the highest ranking attainable, Band 1, in Chambers USA Guide 2026. This is Ms. Bergeson’s 22nd year earning top marks from Chambers USA, an independent and rigorously researched guide to exceptional legal talent....

On August 3, 2026, comments by Ryan N. Schmit were featured in Inside TSCA’s article discussing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform. Ryan Schmit, of counsel with the chemicals-focused law firm Bergeson & Campbell and formerly with EPA’s chemicals office, told Inside TSCA July 31 that TSCA “conversations are continuing, both on and off the Hill, but the exact timing of any next steps remains unclear.” Schmit added the Coalition for Chemical Innovations, managed by his firm,...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce publication of the 2026 edition of Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), LexisNexis (Guide to TSCA). Guide to TSCA is the definitive comprehensive treatise on TSCA, written for lawyers, regulatory affairs specialists, and commercial and business people who need to understand the details of this law. The 2026 edition captures the many consequential changes in TSCA law and policy over the past year, changes reflecting a...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is providing daily, in-depth coverage of the bench trial for National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) v. Feldon, which started on July 13, 2026. The case considers the constitutionality of certain aspects of Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA), the first Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging program in the United States. Specifically, NAW asserts that Oregon’s packaging EPR program...

On July 13, 2026, comments submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) were featured in an Inside EPA article discussing the “first known litigation over a TSCA test order since the court in 2024 established the standard of evidence EPA must provide for such orders.” “Based on extensive experience working with testing consortia, it is BCCM’s view that EPA’s estimated burden for responding to a test order is lower than...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Breanne J. Kincaid, Ph.D. has joined our firms as Assistant Toxicologist and Regulatory Scientist. Dr. Kincaid's combination of toxicological training, computational expertise, regulatory awareness, and technical communication skills enables her to support clients in preparing, analyzing, and interpreting environmental, toxicity, and public health data to facilitate product approvals, regulatory...

On June 24, 2026, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Bloomberg Law’s article covering a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court the Southern District of New York by Groupe SEB USA Inc. and Meyer Corp. against Caraway Home Inc., alleging that Caraway's ads falsely paint the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in its competitors' products as toxic. Distinguishing divergent PFAS and pointing to the safety of some makes the case notable, said Lynn...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce the launch of its new Product Stewardship BlogTM, a dedicated resource focused on the evolving and increasingly consequential regulatory, compliance, sustainability, and market-access issues affecting products throughout their lifecycle. Product stewardship has long been a cornerstone of B&C’s practice. For decades, we have helped clients navigate the complex and ever-changing regulatory frameworks that govern products from...

On June 11, 2026, comments by Carla N. Hutton were featured in Inside PFAS Policy's article discussing Connecticut’s upcoming per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting and labeling requirements. Carla Hutton, a senior regulatory analyst for law firm Bergeson & Campbell, told Inside PFAS Policy that the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) may not receive many reports or see many products labeled as containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

On May 14, 2026, comments by Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), were featured in Chemical Watch's article regarding New Mexico’s final rule implementing its perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction law. Carla Hutton, senior regulatory analyst at Bergeson & Campbell, noted that HB 212 explicitly allows the NMED to accept ‘substantially equivalent’ information on PFAS in...

On April 23, 2026, comments by Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. were featured in Bloomberg Law’s article regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) release of a list of confidential business information (CBI) claims that will expire between June 22 and July 31. If previously claimed confidential information no longer needs to be protected, companies may choose to let the agency make it public, said Richard Engler, director of chemistry at Bergeson & Campbell PC, during...

On April 23, 2026, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton were featured in Bloomberg Law’s article regarding an expected influx of public information about PFAS in resulting from Minnesota's "Amara's Law" and New Mexico's PFAS Protection Act. "In addition to banning over time the sale of products with nonessential uses of PFAS, both laws have consumer right-to-know provisions requiring manufacturers to provide details to state regulators and ultimately the public about products...

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...