September 7, 2010

Law360 Selects Lynn L. Bergeson for “Most Admired” Series

We are pleased to announce that Law360 has selected Lynn L. Bergeson as one of its Five Most Admired Environmental Attorneys. Law360 states: “No one knows the ins and outs of chemical product approval like Bergeson & Campbell PC co-founder Lynn Bergeson, and her unrivaled command of the field’s cutting edge makes her one of the most sought-after chemical regulatory lawyers in the nation.” For its “Most Admired” series, Law360 invited readers to nominate...
August 16, 2010

EPA Proposes Major Changes to TSCA Inventory Requirements

The August 16/23, 2010, issue of Chemical Week quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule. According to Bergeson, the proposed changes will substantially increase industry’s obligations and burden....
August 12, 2010

EPA Proposes Substantial Increase in Data Chemical Manufacturers Have to Report

The August 12, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule. Bergeson notes that EPA’s proposal to require reporting of all processing and use data that is “known to or reasonably ascertainable” by them “would broaden significantly the universe of information (and people) who would need to be canvassed” to...
July 26, 2010

EPA Misbranding Threat Against Rodenticides Ripe for Judicial Review

The July 26, 2010, issue of Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News quotes Timothy D. Backstrom regarding the recent court decision in Reckitt Benckiser v. EPA. Backstrom, who with Lynn L. Bergeson filed an amicus brief in support of Reckitt, notes that ruling in favor of EPA would give it “a new tool to coerce compliance with its reregistration decisions.”...
July 19, 2010

Appeals Court Rules for Rodenticide Maker, Remands Dispute With EPA to District Court

The July 19, 2010, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Timothy D. Backstrom, one of the authors of a friend-of-the court brief in support of the manufacturer in Reckitt Benckiser Inc. v. EPA,. Backstrom described the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit’s opinion as “well-reasoned” and meant that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was not allowed to “coerce” Reckitt “by threatening a misbranding action.”...
July 12, 2010

Stakeholders Ponder EPA’s Regulatory Plans for Nanomaterials

The July 12, 2010, issue of Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) recent report regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) management of nanomaterials. Bergeson disagrees with GAO’s suggestion that nanomaterials are “flooding the market,” comments on EPA’s use of Section 6(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to obtain...