The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment will examine the EPA's proposed fiscal year 2027 budget, which seeks $4.2 billion in discretionary funding—a 52.4 percent reduction from the previous year's enacted level. Administrator Lee Zeldin will testify on the agency's budget priorities, including new investments in chemical review processes, artificial intelligence applications, and Make America Healthy Again initiatives.

On December 18, 2025, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment will hold a hearing on "Examining the Impact of EPA's CERCLA Designation...

Before the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (NMEIB) began its hearing on February 23, 2026, on the New Mexico Environment Department's (NMED) proposed rule to implement the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on September 10, 2025, that it is seeking nominations of scientific and technical experts to be considered as ad hoc reviewers...

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has published the Developments in Delegations on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials and Advanced Materials between July 2023.

A decade after the Lautenberg Amendments transformed chemical safety regulation, experts convene to examine the ongoing debate over EPA's new chemical review process under TSCA Section 5. The discussion addresses whether current implementation adequately protects public health while fostering innovation, and explores persistent challenges in evaluating reasonably foreseen conditions of use and the effectiveness of significant new use rules.

On June 26, 2025, Representatives Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) announced the formation of the BIOTech Caucus. According to Houlahan's June 26, 2025, press release, the Caucus' mission...

As reported in our April 25, 2025, blog item, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced on April 8, 2025...

The National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) has published a January 2026 discussion paper entitled "Creating Clear Regulatory Pathways for Biotechnology.

The OECD has published a comprehensive policy paper examining how member countries are adapting their governance frameworks to support responsible innovation in synthetic biology. The analysis reviews national strategies, policy instruments, and governance initiatives across five key dimensions, revealing emerging practices while highlighting uneven implementation across jurisdictions. Drawing on examples from multiple countries, the paper identifies policy considerations for strengthening anticipatory gove

March 14, 2025, looms as an important deadline in the middle of President Trump's first 100 days in office, a milestone often used to evaluate the effectiveness of a new President.

President Trump, on January 31, 2025, issued Executive Order 14192, "Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation." This has been referred to as President Trump's "ten-to-one deregulation...

On March 5, 2025, Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) and Senators Todd Young (R-IN) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), all commissioners on the National Security Commission...

The IRS has scheduled a public hearing to consider adding a specific chemical copolymer to its list of taxable substances under Superfund excise tax regulations.

On December 19, 2025, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced the publication of a paper entitled "The Future of U.S.-China Biotechnology Competition."

Perhaps in response to perceived inaction at the federal level, over half of the U.S. states are engaged in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) notification and restriction regulations.

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), The Acta Group (Acta®), and B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) are pleased to present "Phthalate Risk Evaluation under TSCA and the Potential Impacts to the Plastics Industry...

The EPA is hosting a webinar to guide companies through the complex process of managing Confidential Business Information claims under TSCA, including how to identify expiring claims and navigate the extension request system.

The European Union's new hazard classes for chemical substances are nearing the end of their transitional period, with a critical deadline of 1 November 2026 for substances already in the market. These classifications cover endocrine disruption, persistent and bioaccumulative properties, and mobile toxic characteristics that will fundamentally change how companies must classify, label, and register chemical substances under REACH and CLP regulations.

The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has received a petition from Pioneer Hi-Bred International seeking nonregulated status for a genetically engineered soybean variety designed to resist certain lepidopteran pests. APHIS has prepared a draft plant pest risk assessment concluding the modified soybean is unlikely to pose increased plant pest risk compared to conventional varieties, with public comments due by October 19, 2026.