June 22, 2016

James V. Aidala Quoted In Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article “EPA Must Adjust to New Toxics Law, Former Officials Say”

On June 22, 2016, James V. Aidala, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs with The Acta Group (Acta®), was quoted in a Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report article on the expected U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Jim Aidala, former head of the EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, told Bloomberg BNA the first few months of implementation of...
June 16, 2016

Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report features comments by Lynn L. Bergeson On Conflicts Between TSCA Reform and California DTSC

On June 16, 2016, Lynn L. Bergeson, President of The Acta Group (Acta®), was quoted in the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report article, “California Agency Examining Impacts of TSCA-Reform Bill.” Lynn Bergeson, managing partner of Bergeson & Campbell PC, said federal preemption would apply only to certain actions, such as restrictions. It wouldn't extend to state laws that require reporting or monitoring. “That said, TSCA preemption would appear to have...
June 16, 2016

Chemical Watch Quotes James V. Aidala On TSCA Reform Implementation

On June 16, 2016, James V. Aidala, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs with The Acta Group (Acta®), was quoted in the Chemical Watch article “EPA Implementation Of TSCA To Be ‘Enormous Undertaking.’” The Lautenberg Act sets out “very aggressive deadlines” that will “not be easy to meet”, agreed Jim Aidala – a former Assistant Administrator for the EPA Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) and senior government...
June 15, 2016

B&C Memorandum Quoted In Inside EPA Article On TSCA Reform

On June 15, 2016, Bergeson & Campbell P.C.’s (B&C®) memoranda, “TSCA Reform:  An Analysis of Key Provisions and Fundamental Shifts in the Amended TSCA,” was quoted in the Inside EPA article, “Questions Linger On EPA Approach To TSCA Bill's New Chemicals Program.” "While Lautenberg appears to afford EPA the discretion needed to fashion an appropriate transitional policy for disposing of currently pending and suspended Section 5 notices, it does not...
June 14, 2016

Richard E. Engler Presents “U.S. Market Pressure and the Battle between Hazard and Risk” at the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

On June 14, 2016, Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Senior Chemist at The Acta Group (Acta®), presented “U.S. Market Pressure and the Battle between Hazard and Risk” at the 2016 Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference. Dr. Engler discussed the various risk-based regulations at play in the U.S., including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA),...
June 13, 2016

Lynn L. Bergeson Quoted In Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article On Impact Of TSCA Reform On Pending Chemical Rules For Articles

On June 13, 2016, the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report article, “TSCA Changes May Alter Pending Chemical Rules for Articles,” included comments by Lynn L. Bergeson, President of The Acta Group (Acta®). The EPA may need to conduct new analyses to support its proposed rules or the agency may need to re-propose them in light of changes the TSCA-reform bill would make to the criteria the agency should use when regulating manufactured goods, or “articles,” said...
June 10, 2016

Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article “Law Firms Help Clients Prep for New Chemicals Law” Quotes Lynn L. Bergeson

On June 10, 2016, Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report included comments from Lynn L. Bergeson, President of The Acta Group (Acta®), speaking about the impacts of passing the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. “The bill's many deadlines will drive EPA activities at a frantic pace,” said Lynn Bergeson, managing partner of Bergeson & Campbell. […] Among the deadlines the EPA faces in the first year of the law's implementation:...
June 8, 2016

Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Quotes James V. Aidala On Implementation Of TSCA Reform

On June 8, 2016, the Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report article, “With Chemical Safety Law, Congress Hands EPA Herculean Task,” quoted James V. Aidala, Vice President, Policy and Government Affairs with The Acta Group (Acta®). “It's a very ambitious undertaking—it's going to be hard,” said James Aidala, the former head of EPA's chemical safety office and a consultant at Bergeson & Campbell. “It is going to take a long time, even if the administration...
June 8, 2016

Chemical Watch Offers Complimentary Webinar Series on “The New TSCA”

Register Today For "The New TSCA -- Overview and Summary of Major Changes: What to Expect and When to Expect It" Monday June 13, 20168:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time / 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time / 4:00 p.m. British Summer Time Speakers: Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, Bergeson & Campbell P.C. Richard A. Denison, Ph.D., Lead Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund Charles M....
June 8, 2016

Michael S. Wenk, Expert on South American and Middle Eastern Chemical Regulatory Programs, Joins Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Michael S. Wenk, M.S., has joined our teams as Senior Regulatory Consultant. Mr. Wenk has managed global regulatory affairs and product stewardship divisions at Fortune 500 chemical and chemical product companies for over 20 years and is an internationally-recognized expert in chemical registration and regulation in Central and South America, and the Middle East. With a Master's Degree in...