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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has delivered a landmark ruling that fundamentally challenges the EPA's approach to chemical regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act. This decision marks the first appellate review of a TSCA risk-management rule since the statute's 2016 amendments and raises critical questions about how federal agencies assess and regulate chemical risks. The court's scathing rejection of EPA's methodology could reshape the future of environmental chemical regulation a

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly known as "forever chemicals," are a varied group of thousands of manufactured chemicals and have been used in industry and consumer...

As reported in our April 1, 2025, blog item, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (MBEP) was scheduled to consider the Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (MDEP) December 2024 proposed rule regarding products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) during its April 7, 2025, meeting.

In December 2025, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the state agency responsible for implementing Proposition 65 (Prop 65)...

On October 29, 2025, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced that it filed an Information Quality Act (IQA)...

In October 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed adding sixteen individual per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and fifteen PFAS categories, accounting for more than 100 chemicals, to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the fluorinated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) industry (manufacturers, processors, distributors, users and so-called disposers...

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) initiating a comprehensive review of its Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).

President Obama just signed a bill amending the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA"), changing the way the EPA regulates chemicals.

Attention has once again been focused on the industrial pollution of the lakes, rivers, and streams in Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi.

Catalysts used in industrial applications face rigorous EPA review under TSCA, even at minute quantities, with Low Volume Exemptions requiring proof that substances "will not present" unreasonable risk. Despite advantages over premanufacture notices, poorly supported LVE submissions can delay commercialization by months, making strategic preparation essential for timely approval.

Hosted by Sive, Paget & Riesel, New York's preeminent environmental law firm for over 60 years, SPRingBoard Environmental Law Podcast is a conversational and interview-based...

On June 24, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will conduct a virtual public meeting to discuss the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals...

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently found, in what it described as a "question of first impression," that Section 5(b)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)...

The proposal, among other changes, would impose (a) additional accident prevention requirements, (b) strengthen emergency response obligations, and (c) provide enhanced availability of public information.

On November 30, 23, U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) reintroduced H.R. 6519–the "No PFAS in Cosmetics Act"...

With 2023 underway, many businesses are gearing up to complete and submit their annual Tier II chemical inventory reports under the federal Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ("EPCRA").