What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2023
2BInformed: The EPA’s Impact on Supply Chains and Climate Change, and Defining “Unreasonable Risk”
2BInformed: Understanding the EPA’s New PFAS Strategic Roadmap and Upcoming PBT Regulations
2BInformed: Overview of PFAS and Related EPA Regulations; EPA’s New Chemical Program Under Amended TSCA
2BInformed: How TSCA Amendments Impact Industries and Managing the EPA’s Risk Evaluations
2BInformed: The Future of Fluoride in Drinking Water, the New TSCA Fees Rule, and the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 5
Wiley Biotech Briefings – An Advanced Course for the Regulatory Professional: TSCA and Industrial Biotechnology
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) announced on February 11, 2025, that community and environmental groups submitted a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to the U.S. Environmental...more
In the first half of 2024, EPA has finalized a host of rules driven, at least in part, by concerns about disparate impacts and environmental justice. For instance, in conjunction with an April rule targeting greenhouse...more
The Biden Administration has released its Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Proposal for the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). EPA Administrator Regan in a March 11th news release states that the Budget Request...more
Though environmental justice (EJ) has been a cornerstone of the Biden Administration, it lacks federal enforcement laws. Executive orders and responses from federal agencies have shaped U.S. enforcement of EJ issues....more
Inside EPA is reporting on a Defendant charged with many felonies including a felony violation of the Toxic Substances Control Act, conspiracy to violate the Act, obstruction of justice, and other serious charges relating to...more
The Biden-Harris administration recently affirmed its commitment to advancing environmental justice, issuing a sweeping guidance document on May 26, 2022. At first glance, the guidance from the US Environmental Protection...more
United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Regan issued a statement on March 28th in response to the Biden-Harris Administration’s budget submitted to Congress for fiscal year 2023. The...more
Generally speaking, most healthcare employers would not think that their employed physicians are at risk for unionization. As opposed to interns and residents, who have experienced their own unionization push in the past...more
Emphasis on Environmental Justice and Climate Change - The EPA's draft Strategic Plan provides the key to understanding the agency's priority goals and initiatives, including Climate Change and Environmental Justice...more
The new 2021-2023 strategic plan of the U.S. EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) floats a series of potential expanded reporting requirements under the agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an April 29th news release outlining a plan to “update the Toxics Release Inventory to advance Environmental Justice.” EPA states that it will be...more
Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration on January 20, 2021 as the forty-sixth President of the United States could usher in a sweeping period of environmental regulatory changes vastly eclipsing those of his immediate predecessor...more