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Washington, D.C., December 4, 2012 -- B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group, is pleased to announce the formation of the Biobased Products Advocacy Consortium (B2PAC), an organization that brings together leading innovators in the biobased chemical, biofuel, and renewable energy fields to pursue regulatory and policy advancement. Companies working to produce biobased chemical feedstocks and products have heretofore been...
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On November 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a document entitled The EDSP Universe of Chemicals and General Validation Principles, as well as the list of approximately 10,000 chemicals. According to EPA, the document is a supplement to the June 2012 EDSP Comprehensive Management Plan, which EPA intends to provide strategic guidance and outline critical activities that are planned for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) for...
On November 20, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed off on a direct final rule adding cadmium and cadmium compounds to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(d) model rule thus requiring manufactures and importers of cadmium and cadmium compounds, including use as part of an article, that have been or are reasonably likely to be incorporated into consumer products, to report health and safety studies to EPA. The prepublication copy of the rule is...
November 9, 2012
Tax, Regulatory Incentives Needed to Spur Commercialization of Sustainable Products
The November 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson, who suggested that the federal government offer manufacturers incentives and explicit regulatory review process to encourage them to spend money developing more sustainable products....
November 9, 2012
Incomplete Grasp of TSCA Can Cause Delays, Raise Costs for Biobased Chemical Makers
The November 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson, who stated that “ lack of awareness as to how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) applies invites business disruption....
November 8, 2012
Lynn L. Bergeson Publishes Comment on Lessons for U.S. Lawmakers from the EU’s REACH Program
Lynn L. Bergeson of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. has published a response to the recent ELR report regarding lessons for the U.S. from the EU's REACH program. Among her recommendations are that U.S. lawmakers consider REACH from a practitioner's perspective rather than from an academic's to learn lessons relevant to U.S. chemicals management, and that lawmakers also consider Canada's Chemical Management Plan. "Comment on Regulating Industrial Chemicals: Lessons for U.S. Lawmakers from the...
November 7, 2012
Election Results: What Is in Store for Environmental Law and Policy Webinar Invitation
November 14, 20121:30 – 3:30 p.m. (EST) Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is hosting a complimentary webinar on the implications of the election results on federal environmental law and policy. This webinar will focus on the implications of President Obama's reelection and yesterday's Congressional election results, including what policies and initiatives can be expected in the next four years, and how any likely regulatory directions may affect our clients. Speakers include:James V....
November 7, 2012
Court Affirms Decision Preventing Proposition 65 Listing of Styrene and Vinyl Acetate As Carcinogens
On October 31, 2012, the Court of Appeals of the State of California, Third Appellate District, issued a decision affirming the decision of the trial court, which found that the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) had failed to provide sufficient evidence that styrene and vinyl acetate are "known" to cause cancer and thus these substances could not be listed as carcinogens under Proposition 65. The decision, which is available online, has important...
November 7, 2012
Election Results: What Is in Store for Environmental Law and Policy Webinar Invitation
November 14, 20121:30 – 3:30 p.m. (EST) Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is hosting a complimentary webinar on the implications of the election results on federal environmental law and policy. This webinar will focus on the implications of President Obama's reelection and yesterday's Congressional election results, including what policies and initiatives can be expected in the next four years, and how any likely regulatory directions may affect our clients. Speakers include:James V....
November 6, 2012
B&C Updates Its Memorandum on International Data Compensation and Sharing Mechanisms
In light of the the European Union's (EU) adoption of the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) (Regulation (EU) 528/2012), which replaces and repeals the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD) (98/8/EC) for regulating biocidal active substances and biocidal products, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) has updated its memorandum on EU and international data compensation and sharing mechanisms. The BPR entered into force on July 17, 2012, with many new provisions going into effect on September 1,...