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Christopher R. Bryant Quoted in Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article “Infrastructure Plan Could Benefit DowDupont, Other Chemical Firms”
On February 1, 2018, Christopher R. Bryant, Senior Regulatory Consultant at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), was quoted by Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report regarding an infrastructure plan proposed by President Donald Trump during his State of the Union address. “There are a lot of regulatory hurdles just to do some basic stuff,” said Chris Bryant, a senior ...
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Get answers to your biomonitoring questions
Section 8(e) requires manufacturers, who have obtained information that meets the statutory standard of “reasonably support[ing] the conclusion that such substance orsmixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the environment,” to submit that information to EPA. The guidance is available in new Q&As at www.epa.gov/oppt/tsca8e/pubs/qatsca.htm. Most enforced provisionsTSCA ...
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Synopsis of the 2010 congressional mid-term elections
The decline in the number of elected Democratic members, especially the loss of the majority in the House of Representatives, will decidedly change EPA operations in 2011 and beyond. Significant differences are in the prospects for the agency's budget, legislative proposals and policy initiatives. In the Senate, the Democrats lost much of their plurality, and some of the newly elected members ...
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Regulation of Nanoscale Materials under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Nanotechnology, loosely described as creating or using materials or processes at a scale of approximately one to one hundred nanometers (a nanometer is one billionth of a meter, or 10-9 m) in at least one dimension, is a rapidly-growing technology being used in virtually all major industrial sectors, including electronics, medicine, coatings, consumer products, aerospace, and specialty materials. ...
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Less Than One Month until California Online Ingredients Disclosure Requirements in Effect for Designated Cleaning Products
There is less than one month before the effective date of the online requirements set forth in California’s Cleaning Product Right to Know Act of 2017 (S.B. 258). S.B. 258 sets forth new requirements on manufacturers of “designated products” to disclose certain chemical ingredients on the manufacturer’s website and product label. The online ingredient disclosure ...
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Predictions for EPA`s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s (B&C) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2013 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). Although the 2012 Presidential Election is over, environmental issues will continue to be used to make distinctions between the two parties (or between the House and Senate). Speculation ...
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2013 Predictions for EPA`s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s (B&C) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2013 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). Although the 2012 Presidential Election is over, environmental issues will continue to be used to make distinctions between the two parties (or between the House and Senate). Speculation ...
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2013 Predictions for EPA`s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
The Acta Group's (Acta) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2013 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). Although the 2012 Presidential Election is over, environmental issues will continue to be used to make distinctions between the two parties (or between the House and Senate). Speculation is currently rife ...
By Acta Group
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Enhesa Enforcement Corner - Issue 3
Enforcement in September 2017 Input from Ruth White, Jimena Murillo, Deidre Perquy, Elise Saade, Tjeerd Hendel-Blackford, Michael George Pantelides and Karolina Wrzecionkowska Enhesa keeps an eye on regulatory enforcement actions around the globe, which can range in magnitude and severity – but all add up. Here are just some examples of the many enforcement cases that occurred around ...
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What are US environmental standards?
The United States has a long and proud history of environmentalism. From the first laws protecting land and rivers in the 19th century to more recent initiatives like the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, the US has been a leader in developing legislation to protect the environment. Today, the US leads the world in terms of total environmental spending, with an estimated $9 trillion spent on ...
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Predictions for EPA`s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
The Acta Group's (Acta) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2013 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). Although the 2012 Presidential Election is over, environmental issues will continue to be used to make distinctions between the two parties (or between the House and Senate). Speculation is currently rife ...
By Acta Group
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EHS & EMIS
L3.1 | Chemical Security: Sustainable Utilities through a Secure Power Grid Jeff Simmerman | Lieutenant Commander USCG (ret), ERM On Christmas Day 2009, a young radicalized Detroit-bound passenger on a Northwest (NW) Flight 253 attempted to become a bomber aboard that flight with a liquid explosive. This liquid explosive, undetectable by current airport security measures, was ...
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Hazard material information management and regulatory compliance
Prior to the 1970s, legislative acts addressing hazardous chemicals were few in number and specific to a handful of topics. The Refuse Act of 1899 was often ignored and rarely enforced, and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 was exclusive to radioactive material. When it came to workplace and community safety involving the handling, storage, disposal, and transportation of hazardous materials, ...
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2011 Predictions for EPA`s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
The Acta Group, L.L.C.'s (Acta) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2011 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). In short, the general trends established by the Obama Administration during the past two years are expected to continue notwithstanding the 2010 election results. At the same time, the impact of ...
By Acta Group
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