On July 3, 2024, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Chemical Watch's article on the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn a 40-year-old legal precedent that directed courts to defer to reasonable agency interpretations of the law, throwing into question the authority of agencies like the EPA to craft and defend certain regulations. "This may be a case of be careful what you wish for," said Lynn Bergeson, managing partner at Bergeson & Campbell. "Chemical laws like TSCA are...
May 29, 2024
Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted in Bloomberg Law Article “EPA Chemical Rulemaking Complicated by Challenge to Agency Power”
On May 28, 2024, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Bloomberg Law's article on legal challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) interpretation of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Parties also may challenge the EPA’s decisions about “reasonably foreseen” uses of chemicals, said Fischer and Lynn Bergeson, managing partner of Bergeson & Campbell PC, which specializes in domestic and international chemical laws. Amended TSCA requires the EPA to...
On May 3, 2024, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Chemical Watch’s article on possible legal challenges to updated TSCA risk evaluation procedures. "The rule is so foundational", said Lynn Bergeson, managing partner at Bergeson & Campbell. If there is a lawsuit, both NGOs and industry "can be expected to claim that the other’s view is unsupported". In its 2019 decision, the Ninth Circuit declined to weigh in on many issues, stating that it was premature to...
May 1, 2024
Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted in Chemical Processing Article “EPA Finalizes Methylene Chloride Ban”
On April 30, 2024, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson were featured in Chemical Processing's article on a recent Methylene Chloride ban. The public-comment period on the proposed ruling appears to have influenced the EPA's decision to allow some uses of methylene chloride, including plastics and rubber manufacturing, said CP regulatory columnist Lynn Bergeson, a managing partner with Bergeson & Campbell P.C. "The submitted monitoring data demonstrated for several uses that...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to announce that Julianne M. Ogden has joined our firms as a Consortium Manager. Prior to joining BCCM, Ms. Ogden was Associate Director, Chemical Products & Technology, at the American Chemistry Council. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Maryland, College Park. Ms. Ogden has a proven record of success assisting chemical stakeholder groups to address...
March 5, 2024
Karin F. Baron, MSPH Elected as Secretary/Treasurer of the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Karin F. Baron, MSPH, Director of Hazard Communication and International Registration Strategy, has been elected to serve as an Officer of the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) and will serve as its Secretary/Treasurer. Ms. Baron has been a member of SCHC for 20 years and an active board member since 2022. She currently serves as the board liaison to the Arrangements Committee,...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce the appointment of several professionals to key roles at our firms. Mark J. Washko has joined our firms as Senior Government Affairs Advisor. Mr. Washko has guided policy advocacy and government affairs for more than 30 years for global Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, law firms, and on Capitol Hill. Most recently, Mr. Washko was Head of Federal Government Affairs at BASF...
February 22, 2024
Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. Quoted in Chemical Watch Article “TSCA new chemical submissions could surge ahead of fees hike”
On February 21, 2024, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. were featured in Chemical Watch’s article on a recently published update to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) fees rule. Richard Engler, director of chemistry with law firm Bergeson & Campbell, said he expects a surge, but is uncertain if there will be an overall increase in submissions or just an accelerated timeline for companies looking to get their notices in before the fee increase. The former...
February 15, 2024
Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. Quoted in Chemical Watch Article “US EPA forecasts issuing 14 TSCA test orders annually in coming years”
On February 14, 2024, comments by Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. were featured in Chemical Watch’s article on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) planned Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test orders. Richard Engler, director of chemistry with Bergeson & Campbell, said the test order forecast in the final fees rule is "much more reasonable" than what the agency outlined in 2022. Lynn Bergeson, the law firm’s managing partner, agreed. "EPA...
On February 2, 2024, Lynn L. Bergeson was quoted by Science in the article "Does fluoride in drinking water lower IQ? Question looms large in court battle." The case, being heard in a federal district court, “is precedent setting,” says Lynn Bergeson, a managing partner of Bergeson & Campbell who focuses on chemical toxicity. Rarely have judges had to “manage the enormity of this record of scientific evidence. … That’s why there’s a lot of attention focused on this right...