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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into major grocery chains' use of chemical pesticides on produce labeled "organic" by the manufacturer.

On July 1, 2025, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) announced a new position paper and five-point action plan that will "help deliver a [European Union (EU)]...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances took center stage this week in the United States Senate with consideration of a bipartisan compromise that would mandate stronger new federal PFAS regulations.

EPA has released its ambitious and wide-ranging plan for addressing the ubiquitous "forever" chemicals known collectively as PFAS.

On Feb. 14, 2023, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (MDEP) proposed a new rule clarifying the notification and reporting requirements enacted in 38 M.R.S. §1614...

Over the last 6-7 years in the emerging "PFAS world," most sewer authorities did not sample wastewater or biosolids for PFAS due to (1) no requirement to do so, (2) no U.S. EPA-approved analytical test method...

On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to modify Toxic Release Inventory reporting to increase reporting for listed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

The European Commission likely will propose an amendment to the European Union’s 2011 Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive before the summer.

When the 2021 TRI data were published last year, those following the ever evolving world of PFAS were initially surprised to see such a small PFAS presence represented.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has upheld EPA's designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under CERCLA, rejecting industry challenges to the rule. The decision addresses critical questions about EPA's regulatory authority, cost-benefit analysis requirements, and the scope of potential liability for PFAS contamination. What does this ruling mean for companies facing potential cleanup obligations and future CERCLA litigation?

ICYMI. . . the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's or Agency's) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) office is moving into evaluating whether there is unreasonable risk at...

The European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) met in December 2025.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2024 ban on chrysotile asbestos, a landmark regulatory action under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...

On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced a final rule under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 ("AIM Act") establishing a new program

On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a direct final rule announcing an 8-month extension to the PFAS reporting deadline...

On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will be publishing its final rule for the reporting and recordkeeping of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

Manufacturers will need the Environmental Protection Agency's approval to use PFAS chemicals on the Toxic Substances Control Act "inactive" list.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is preparing for a wave of confidential business information claims under the Toxic Substances Control Act to expire starting June 2026, marking 10 years since the Lautenberg amendments imposed time limits on CBI protections.