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The February 14, 2013, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report notes Lynn L. Bergeson “anticipates Lautenberg’s move will not affect the TSCA-reform debate,” in the article “Lautenberg Stepping Down as Chairman Of Panel With TSCA, Superfund Jurisdiction.” “Lautenberg is still a champion of TSCA reform, and will no doubt continue to push for reform. Whether that happens any time soon continues to be doubtful given the lack of movement in the House. Whether a Vitter TSCA...

The February 10, 2012, issue of Pesticide and Chemical Policy quotes Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s, February 8, 2012, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) enforcement action....

The February 9, 2012, issue of Chemical Watch quotes Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s, February 8, 2012, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) enforcement action against Dover Chemical Corporation. ...

The February 8, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the challenge lawyers face in counseling clients whose products involve emerging technologies. Bergeson stated: “Emerging technological platforms are changing forever the ways chemicals are produced and products designed and made, but our regulatory governance structures are ill-suited to keep up with the speed of these advances.”...

The January 16/23, 2012, issue of Chemical Week quotes Lynn L. Bergeson concerning the likelihood that Congress will increase its scrutiny of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) assessments and assessment procedures....

The January 26, 2012, issue of Pesticide and Chemical Policy quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the Natural Resources Defense Council’s lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) conditional registration of nanosilver. Bergeson believes EPA’s decisions were “scientifically robust and that in court they would prevail.”...

On January 19, 2012, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) convened a workshop at which invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff reviewed case studies on reporting obligations for byproduct and recycled materials under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. EPA has recently issued a written report on its responses to the byproduct scenarios BCCM submitted. The written report is posted with EPA’s CDR training...

On March 27-28, 2012, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAA) will host the “International Symposium on Assessing the Economic Impact of Nanotechnology.” The Working Party on Nanotechnology (WPN) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in collaboration with the U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), organized the Symposium. Lynn L. Bergeson is on the Steering Committee and will speak at the Symposium. The objective of the...

On January 19, 2012, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) and B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) convened a workshop at which invited U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff reviewed case studies on reporting obligations for byproduct and recycled materials under the Chemical Data Reporting rule. For those of you who were unable to listen in, the recorded audio for the workshop is available on B&C’s website....

A January 24, 2012, Inside EPA article states that, during the January 19, 2012, Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) workshop by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., EPA said it “anticipates having [guidance] up in time for the beginning of the submission period.”...