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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...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Ryan N. Schmit has joined our firms. A 15-year veteran of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), Mr. Schmit worked on the front lines of EPA’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) implementation efforts, including significant and precedent-setting policy matters regarding the establishment of TSCA procedural frameworks; new...

On October 21, 2025, comments by James V. Aidala were featured in The New York Times’s article regarding Kyle Kunkler's appointment as Deputy Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). James V. Aidala, who headed E.P.A.’s chemical-safety office under President Bill Clinton, said Mr. Kunkler could bring a much-needed agricultural industry perspective. “Coming from a farm group, he’ll have...

On October 17, 2025, comments by James V. Aidala and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., were featured in Bloomberg Law's article regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent completion of more than 3,000 corporate notices about chemicals' substantial risks. The corporate notices can give the EPA its first sign that a substance could be dangerous. They stem from the Toxic Substances Control Act’s requirement that chemical manufacturers, importers, processors, and distributors...

On September 30, 2025, comments by James V. Aidala were featured in Inside TSCA’s article regarding expected pesticides program activities during the shutdown. Longtime former EPA official Jim Aidala, now a senior government affairs consultant at the law firm Bergeson and Campbell, drew a contrast between the TSCA program and the pesticides program, which receives significant industry funding through regularly reauthorized PRIA. One big difference, Aidala told Inside TSCA, is that the...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, and Lisa M. Campbell, Partner, have been recognized by a number of the leading legal ranking and peer- and client-review organizations, notably Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, and Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal). Ms. Bergeson was awarded the highest ranking attainable, Band 1, in Chambers USA Guide 2025. This is Ms. Bergeson’s 21st year earning top marks...

On September 23, 2025, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. were featured in Chemical Watch’s article regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) prioritization of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) pre-market reviews for new chemicals intended for use in data centre projects. Lynn Bergeson, managing partner at law firm Bergeson & Campbell, said the EPA’s latest initiative "looks promising".  Meeting the criteria for what constitutes a...

On September 19, 2025, comments by Catherina D. Narigon, Associate with B&C, were featured in Inside EPA's article regarding perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) reporting waivers. Catherina Narigon, an associate with industry law firm Bergeson & Campbell, believes EPA will still impose some reporting requirements that industry may find burdensome. “My gut feeling is EPA will come out with revisions that are more conservative than what businesses may want,” Narigon...

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to share details with clients and friends about these premiere conferences and trainings in September and October, during which B&C professionals will present valuable and actionable information covering plastics waste and recycling, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulations, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) developments, and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) issues. Environmental Regulation in...