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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), its global consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®), and consortia management affiliate B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to share with you our 2025 Forecast. For all the reasons you might imagine, our seasoned team was especially challenged this year in speculating on what to expect in 2025 regarding global industrial, agricultural, and biocidal chemical regulatory and policy initiatives. Given the European Parliamentary...
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are attracting global legal, regulatory, commercial, and litigation attention as no other “emerging contaminant” has. Companies producing, processing, distributing, and/or using these substances must be aware of global legal and scientific developments and take steps now to minimize legal, regulatory, and commercial risk. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and its global consulting affiliate The Acta Group (Acta®) have prepared...
On December 20, 2024, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) published a proposed rule regarding products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The rule would establish criteria for currently unavoidable uses (CUU) of intentionally added PFAS in products and implement sales prohibitions and notification requirements for products containing intentionally added PFAS but determined to be a CUU. MDEP will hold a public hearing on January 16,...
December 23, 2024
ECHA Encourages Registrants to Update Dossiers for Substances Proposed for Evaluation in 2025
The December 18, 2024, issue of ECHA Weekly includes an item announcing the release of the European Chemicals Agency’s (ECHA) draft Community Rolling Action Plan (CoRAP) update for years 2025-27. The draft update contains 31 substances, including 13 new substances, compared to the current CoRAP 2024-2026; eight substances planned for evaluation in 2025, including two groups of two substances; 15 substances for evaluation in 2026; and five substances for evaluation in 2027. ECHA proposes to...
December 23, 2024
EPA Requires Submission of Health and Safety Studies for 16 Chemicals Being Considered for Risk Evaluation under TSCA
On December 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final Health and Safety Reporting Rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require manufacturers (including importers) of 16 chemical substances to submit copies and lists of certain unpublished health and safety studies to EPA. 89 Fed. Reg. 100756. The rule applies to manufacturers in the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes for chemical manufacturing (NAICS code 325) and...
December 20, 2024
The PFAS Playbook: Strategies to Minimize Regulatory and Commercial Risk, March 11, 2025, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EST)
ALI CLE presents “The PFAS Playbook: Strategies to Minimize Regulatory and Commercial Risk.” This comprehensive course, taught by Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, will present actionable strategies to anticipate, manage, and mitigate risks tied to PFAS, including regulatory compliance, liability exposure, and reputational concerns....
Chemical Watch presents TSCA Developments 2025, covering TSCA and its business-critical implications, including TSCA inventory updates, risk evaluations and prioritizations, new chemical reviews, PFAS reporting and regulation, and a full session on litigation. Lynn L. Bergeson, President, Acta, will present on New Chemicals....
December 20, 2024
Environmental Law 2025: Tackling the Issues in a Pivotal Year, February 20 – 21, 2025, Washington, D.C. and via webcast
ALI CLE presents “Environmental Law 2025: Tackling the Issues in a Pivotal Year,” a two-day program on what lies ahead in a pivotal year for environmental law and regulation. Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, B&C, will participate in the “Evolving Developments in the Regulation of PFAS” panel on February 20, 2025....
December 20, 2024
What’s New with New Approach Methodologies: A Webinar, February 13, 2025 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST), via webinar
B&C and Acta are pleased to present “What’s New with New Approach Methodologies: A Webinar.” More details will be posted closer to the webinar....
On December 6, 2024, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued a notice stating that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved changes to the Proposition 65 (Prop 65) Article 6 “clear and reasonable warnings” regulations for “short-form” warnings (Notice). The changes adopted are to the proposed regulations that OEHHA issued on October 27, 2023. The history of these amendments, dating back to January 2021, are set forth in our memoranda...
December 12, 2024
EPA Begins Public Consultation on Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts
On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts (Interim Framework). 89 Fed. Reg. 92125. According to EPA, the Interim Framework provides a shared reference point for EPA programs and regions as they determine when and how to analyze and consider cumulative impacts. EPA states that Agency programs will incorporate the Interim Framework “into their processes and programs, as appropriate,...