January 21, 2011

EPA Proposal on Nanoscale Chemicals, Final Inventory Rule Seen as Critical Issues

The January 21, 2011, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson and Kathleen M. Roberts regarding chemical policy and rulemaking efforts expected in 2011.  According to Bergeson, the 2011 election results will have a “large but uncertain impact” on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, and other issues.  Roberts stated that, if EPA releases the Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule in May, the chemical...
January 19, 2011

Lynn L. Bergeson Will Moderate Panel on International and State Regulatory Programs and Strategies for Addressing Nanoscale Materials

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that on January 27, 2011, Lynn L. Bergeson will moderate a panel discussing key nanotechnology-related international and state regulatory programs during a “quick teleconference” program sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources entitled Nano Governance: The Current State of Federal, State, and...
January 14, 2011

The Runoff

The January 14, 2011, issue of Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News notes that Lynn L. Bergeson blogged that B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C., will be working with BASF to create a consortium to respond to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control’s (CDTSC) data call-in (DCI) on nano silver, nano zero valent iron, nano titanium dioxide, nano zinc oxide, nano cerium oxide, and quantum dots....
January 14, 2011

Dow Pesticide Ensnared by Fluoride Controversy

The January 14, 2011, issue of Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News quotes James V. Aidala regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to revoke tolerances for a fluoride-based pesticide.  According to Aidala, EPA’s use of aggregate risk in making its decision could raise questions....
January 11, 2011

What 2011 Holds for the EPA’s OCSPP

The January 11, 2011, issue of Law 360 includes a guess column by Lynn L. Bergeson, James V. Aidala, and Charles M. Auer regarding the effect the election results will have on the operations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Protection (OCSPP)....
January 7, 2011

New Avenues for Pesticide and Chemical Litigation Emerge as Nationwide ESA Lawsuit Looms

The January 7, 2011, issue of Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the possibility of litigation concerning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) application of significant new use rules (SNUR) to nanomaterials, as well as EPA’s process for adding chemicals to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) list of chemicals of concern....