The February 9, 2012, issue of Chemical Watch quotes Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s, February 8, 2012, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) enforcement action against Dover Chemical Corporation. ...
February 8, 2012
Companies Wanting to Sell Green Products Must Understand Rules, Voluntary Standards
The February 8, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the challenge lawyers face in counseling clients whose products involve emerging technologies. Bergeson stated: “Emerging technological platforms are changing forever the ways chemicals are produced and products designed and made, but our regulatory governance structures are ill-suited to keep up with the speed of these advances.”...
The January 16/23, 2012, issue of Chemical Week quotes Lynn L. Bergeson concerning the likelihood that Congress will increase its scrutiny of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments and assessment procedures....
The January 26, 2012, issue of Pesticide and Chemical Policy quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the Natural Resources Defense Council’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) conditional registration of nanosilver. Bergeson believes EPA’s decisions were “scientifically robust and that in court they would prevail.”...
On January 19, 2012, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) convened a workshop at which invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff reviewed case studies on reporting obligations for byproduct and recycled materials under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. EPA has recently issued a written report on its responses to the byproduct scenarios BCCM submitted. The written report is posted with EPA’s CDR training...
January 26, 2012
International Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology Will Be Held in March 2012
On March 27-28, 2012, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAA) will host the “International Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology.” The Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in collaboration with the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), organized the Symposium. Lynn L. Bergeson is on the Steering Committee and will speak at the Symposium. The objective of the...
On January 19, 2012, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) convened a workshop at which invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff reviewed case studies on reporting obligations for byproduct and recycled materials under the Chemical Data Reporting rule. For those of you who were unable to listen in, the recorded audio for the workshop is available on B&C’s website....
A January 24, 2012, Inside EPA article states that, during the January 19, 2012, Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) workshop by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., EPA said it “anticipates having [guidance] up in time for the beginning of the submission period.”...
We are pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson will participate in a February 7, 2012, Bloomberg BNA webinar entitled “The Greening of Consumer Products: Legal, Regulatory, and Strategic Considerations.” Bloomberg BNA states that the webinar is intended to help users: Registration information is available online....
The January 20, 2012, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report discusses the January 19, 2012, workshop regarding the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule held by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. Bergeson suggested companies “know the rules; know your manufacturing/reclamation process; make no assumptions; review EPA materials carefully; and consult experts, as reasonable people are going to disagree.”...