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On September 28, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the Final Registration Review Decision for 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (4-CPA). 91 Fed. Reg. 61228. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) mandates a periodic review of existing pesticide registrations every 15 years, referred to as registration review. During registration review, EPA determines whether a currently registered pesticide continues to meet FIFRA’s registration standard. EPA...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published four documents relating to New Approach Methods (NAM) to the New Chemicals Division (NCD) Reference Library. The NCD Reference Library includes guidance documents, compliance advisories, templates, manuals, and other materials of interest for stakeholders wanting to understand the most up-to-date approaches for New Chemical assessment under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Documents published to the NCD...

On September 22, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The MOU is intended to strengthen scientific coordination and expand the evidence available to EPA’s ongoing registration review of glyphosate under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). EPA Action Under the MOU, EPA and HHS will exchange scientific information, identify...

On September 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted Industry Petitioners’ petition for review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 risk management rule for methylene chloride (MC). East Fork Enterprises v. EPA (No. 24-60227, consolidated with No. 24-60256). The court states that “[f]inding that errors of law occurred and substantial evidence did not support EPA’s decision,” it grants the Industry Petitioners’ petition for review, vacates...

This memorandum is the first in a two-part series providing an overview of the consortia that are managed by B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM). Many are aware of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®), The Acta Group’s (Acta®), and BCCM’s deep expertise and extensive practice on matters related to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and support for consortia clients working on issues related to TSCA. Importantly also, BCCM has extensive experience in other chemical...

On August 25, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of an open literature search document and the opening of a comment period on the results of a comprehensive open literature search in support of the ongoing registration review of glyphosate. 91 Fed. Reg. 54870. This open literature search is intended to inform the upcoming hazard assessment for the updated glyphosate human health risk assessment, currently scheduled to be completed in late 2026. EPA is...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 31, 2026, that it is advancing its review of trans‑1,2‑dichloroethylene and 1,2‑dichloropropane under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) “by releasing draft technical support documents that explain how the agency estimates exposure to these common solvents.” According to EPA, “[e]valuating potential risks from these solvents is important because they are widely used in industry and may be present in consumer...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 17, 2026, that it is advancing its review of five chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) -- 1,1,2-trichloroethane; 4,4'-(1-methylethylidene)bis[2,6-dibromophenol] (TBBPA); 1,2-dichloropropane;  ethylene dibromide; and trans-1,2-dichloroethylene -- by sending the underlying science to the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) for peer review and opening it for public comment. EPA states that...

On March 5, 2026, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) and Health Canada (HC) published the Framework for the Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999. According to Canada, the document establishes a framework for the risk assessment of nanomaterials under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), including both existing nanomaterials on the Domestic Substances List (DSL), and new nanomaterials notified under the...

On November 24, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the key default values that it uses in its risk assessments of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is making the assumptions available on its website in the New Chemicals Division Reference Library. EPA states that it expects the publication of the default values “to improve efficiency, reducing the likelihood that submissions need to be reworked or resubmitted.” According to EPA,...