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EPA Adds 18 Chemicals to Safer Chemical Ingredients List

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 21, 2025, that it is adding 18 chemicals to the Safer Chemical Ingredients List (SCIL), “supporting Administrator Zeldin’s commitment to transparency,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

OECD Publishes Case Study on 2D Titanium Carbide MXenes 

On June 30, 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a report entitled 2D Titanium Carbide MXenes: Case Study Report on Advanced Materials. Within OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured...more

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Chemical Ban Set to Hit Fashion Supply Chains in 2026

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In accordance with a final rule (the 2024 Rule) published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in late 2024, fashion-related articles containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate (PIP (3:1)) will be prohibited from...more

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Fighting Fire with Fire: AI and the Fight Against Climate Change

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William Shakespeare coined the phrase to fight “fire with fire” in 1623’s The Life and Death of King John. A mere 402 years later, the same phrase used to describe English succession wars may apply to a newly formed, though...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Why Ohio Businesses Should Continue Environmental Compliance Efforts Amid Federal Shifts

Why Ohio businesses should continue environmental compliance efforts amid federal shifts - During the first Trump administration, federal regulatory policies experienced significant changes under a policy of pro-industry...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Learned Concierge - April 2025, Vol. 18

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Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries. ...more

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Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — March 2025

Federal Energy Policy Update: A Tumultuous Start to 2025 - The saying “March comes in like a lion” refers to the weather. However, in the political sphere, the Trump administration has ushered in a turbulent start to the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

When Career Fairs Tell Government Recruiters: “Don’t Bother to Show Up”

Headlines this weekend refer to “renewed chaos” over e-mails sent to federal employees at most (some? all?) agencies of the government — asking employees to list their five accomplishments for the week. In our February 24,...more

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Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - February 2025

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US formally submits notification of withdrawal from Paris Agreement. On January 27, 2025, Dorothy Camille Shea, the US acting ambassador to the United Nations, submitted a notification of withdrawal from the Paris Agreement...more

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Takeaways from PLASTICS’ Fluoropolymers Conference 2025

On February 3-5, the PLASTICS’ Fluoropolymers Conference gathered several professionals involved with fluoropolymers to discuss the latest challenges, opportunities and technological shifts that are defining the fluoropolymer...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EPA Finalizes New Rule to Reduce and Reclaim Hydrofluorocarbons

EPA recently finalized the HFC Emissions Reduction and Reclamation Rule, which imposes strict requirements on industries relying on HFC-based refrigeration systems. Prior to the Biden administration leaving office, EPA...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Exchange Network Grant Program: FY25 Solicitation Notice

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published on January 13th its FY25 Solicitation Notice for its Exchange Network Grant Program (“Grant Program”). EPA initiated the Exchange Network Grant Program in...more

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Keeping Track of the Trump Executive Actions

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President Trump hit the ground running, issuing more executive orders, memoranda, and other actions on Inauguration Day than any previous president. Agencies are already working to implement those actions. Many of the actions...more

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Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development Act: U.S. Senator John Boozman (Arkansas) Sponsored Bipartisan...

The United States Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted out on February 5th legislation styled: Strategies to Eliminate Waste and Accelerate Recycling Development (STEWARD) Act (“STEWARD Act”). The legislation...more

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All Wrapped Up: Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, 2024 Year-End Newsletter

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All Wrapped Up is a newsletter that tracks and analyzes key developments in extended producer responsibility laws for packaging. It is a subscription-based resource for King & Spalding clients who sell or distribute just...more

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HFC Regulation: Navigating Impacts to a Fast-Growing “Climate Control” Industry

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Climate control technology is increasingly a focal part of modern society’s expectation to have sophisticated supply chains, particularly relating to perishable items such as pharmaceuticals, raw products, and food. ...more

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Managing Solid Waste Challenges in the Energy Transition

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The transition to sustainable energy in the United States is reshaping how we create, store, and use energy – especially electricity – and the landscape is changing rapidly. This shift introduces new waste management...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Scotia, California Biomass Facility

The Environmental Protection Information Center and Humboldt Coalition for Clean Energy (collectively, “EPIC”) filed a January 3rd Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA in the Spotlight: TSCA Is Focus of First Energy & Commerce Hearing of 119th Congress; GAO Issues Report on New Chemicals...

In a development no one could have predicted several weeks ago, the first hearing of the 119th Congress in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C) focused on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and amendments to...more

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National Water Availability: U.S. Geological Survey Releases Assessment

The United States Geological Survey (“USGS”) released on January 16th a document titled: The National Water Availability Assessment (“Assessment”)....more

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An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System/Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure: U.S. Environmental...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a report titled: An Assessment of the U.S. Recycling System: Financial Estimates to Modernize Material Recovery Infrastructure (“Report”)....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

DOE and EPA Announce $6 Million to Support Advanced Biofuel Development

On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $6 million in funding for three projects that will advance biofuel...more

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EPA Adds Nine Additional PFAS to the Toxics Release Inventory: Implications for Businesses and Communities

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made a significant update to its Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)1, automatically adding nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals subject to...more

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2024 Post-Election Analysis: Energy & Sustainability

In the month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer though many questions remain....more

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Energy & Sustainability Connections Newsletter — December 2024

Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox...more

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