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On November 19, 2025, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing examining per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) cleanup and disposal policy.

On October 23, 2025, the Environment and Public Works Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Examining the Beneficial Use and Regulation of Chemicals."

Join us for an insightful conversation with Richard J. Fehir, Ph.D., Senior Chemist/Regulatory Scientist at B&C and The Acta Group, as he shares his unique career journey through both the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) and Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Discover how his dual expertise in chemical regulation and pesticide programs positions him to provide exceptional scientific guidance to clients navigating complex environmental compliance c

We have previously discussed here the somewhat groundbreaking approach (in the U.S. anyway) taken by New Mexico's Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act, enacted in March 2025...

On June 25, 2025, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored the all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later.

These changes would increase the usability of the select agent regulations as well as provide for enhanced program oversight.

Dr. Ahna G. Brutlag, a dual-board certified veterinary and human toxicologist, shares her expertise on adverse effects monitoring and post-market surveillance in the pet and animal safety sector.

Cautionary tales of inventors who have risked their own U.S. patent rights provide valuable insight for scientists in developing their own best practices.

After canceling the trial and ordering a preliminary injunction, Judge Albright granted plaintiff Performance Chemical Company's (PCC) motion for "death penalty sanctions" against defendant...

The report aims to provide certain context that is sometimes lacking when the media reports examples of chemicals detected in food.

Prop 65 is a California law that requires California consumers receive warnings regarding the presence of chemicals that cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.

On May 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced that it "removed barriers to domestic bioenergy production by updating its 45ZCF-GREET...

On January 14, 2026, Senators Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Renewable Chemicals Act (S. 3632).

The City of Dayton plans to sue Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Department of Defense to prevent the continued chemical contamination of drinking water.

The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office plans to award up to $60 million for projects that expand domestic energy production through innovative chemicals, fertilizers, fuels, and feedstock technologies. The funding opportunity will focus on three key areas: biointermediate depots, refinery integration with alternative feedstocks, and hydrogen/natural gas blending pilot sites. Applications are expected to open in November 2026 for research, development, and scale-up projects l

As part of the activities of the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON), the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has commissioned a study...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("NYS DEC") has announced that it will not enforce the first required disclosure milestone under the Household Cleansing Product Information