In July, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published the Trump Administration’s 2026 Unified Agenda. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Unified Agenda includes the following rulemakings regarding biobased products and biotechnology: Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel Feedstocks: The Biden USDA issued an interim final rule (IFR) to establish new regulations that will set requirements for the quantification, reporting, and verification...
July 30, 2026
New Mexico Confirms That PFAS Labeling and Reporting Requirements Do Not Apply to Industrial Products
As we reported in our May 4, 2026, memorandum , on May 5, 2026, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued a final rule on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer products. The most controversial and burdensome part of the rule has been a labeling requirement for products manufactured after January 1, 2027. This week, an NMED representative stated that “[i]t is NMED’s position that the scope is limited to consumer products as that term is defined in the PFAS...
July 30, 2026
Trump Administration Issues Significant Final Revisions to Endangered Species Act Regulations
On July 17, 2026, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a final significant set of revisions to regulations implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA), continuing the Trump Administration's broader effort to reshape federal environmental regulation through a combination of deregulation, statutory reinterpretation, and reliance on the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. The latest rulemaking follows several ESA actions proposed in late 2025 that sought...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a report entitled Key ingested per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their health effects: landscape review that presents an overview of a comprehensive landscape review of PFAS. The authors assembled a health effects database comprising approximately 57,000 observations covering 66 individual PFAS, drawn from 48 distinct data sources. In parallel, the authors assembled an occurrence database containing nearly 300,000 observations...
July 30, 2026
The EU Ecolabel Is a Practical Tool for Linking Circularity Objectives to Everyday Market Choices
Established in 1992, the European Union (EU) Ecolabel is a world-renowned voluntary label that promotes environmental excellence through standardized processes and science-based criteria. As the European Commission transitions to a circular economy -- moving away from the traditional linear model of ‘take, make, use, dispose’ toward one in which products and materials remain in circulation and waste is minimized -- the EU Ecolabel considers the environmental impacts across a product’s...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on July 28, 2026, extending certain compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the risk management rules for perchloroethylene (PCE) and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 91 Fed. Reg. 47145. EPA states that it is extending certain Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) compliance dates for non-federal owners and operators to match the existing compliance dates for...
July 28, 2026
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and LexisNexis Publish 2026 Edition of Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is pleased to announce publication of the 2026 edition of Guide to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), LexisNexis (Guide to TSCA). Guide to TSCA is the definitive comprehensive treatise on TSCA, written for lawyers, regulatory affairs specialists, and commercial and business people who need to understand the details of this law. The 2026 edition captures the many consequential changes in TSCA law and policy over the past year, changes reflecting a...
On July 1, 2026, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) announced it had reached a settlement with Keystone Pest Solutions to resolve allegations related to the sales of certain pesticide products. The penalty of nearly $200,000 relates specifically to sales of the following restricted materials: 2,4-dicholophneoxyacic acid (2,4-D), diuron, carbaryl, dimethylamine salt of dicamba, dimethylamine salt of 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, and Simazine. The specific allegations...
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) New Approach Methodology (NAM) Use for Regulatory Application (NURA) is partnering with Te Protejo for the next installment of NURA en Español. The August 6, 2026, Spanish-language webinar will feature researchers from two Chilean NAMs labs: the Valparaíso Scientific and Technological Center (CCTVal) and Luyef Biotechnologies. Attendees will hear about how both labs are reshaping the Chilean scientific landscape through their work with...
On July 24, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final significant new use rule (SNUR) for multi-walled carbon nanotubes (P-22-163) that were the subject of a premanufacture notice (PMN) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). 91 Fed. Reg. 46742. The SNUR requires persons who intend to manufacture (including import) or process these multi-walled carbon nanotubes for an activity that is designated as a...