The European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on March 31, 2025, on the upcoming European Union (EU) Bioeconomy Strategy.

The Health and Safety Executive will update Great Britain's Prior Informed Consent list from August 2026, implementing changes that reflect international decisions under the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) announced on February 26, 2026, that it is undertaking a factfinding investigation to examine Chinese state support and pricing...

During the project, the enforcement authorities of 28 countries carried out 690 inspections at 516 companies.

On March 20, 2025, House Republicans passed the "Big Beautiful Bill" (BBB) as part of H.R. 1, a sweeping legislative package that includes dramatic rollbacks of many of the clean energy tax...

On January 16, 2025, Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) reintroduced...

On March 19, 2026, Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), Minority Whip, reintroduced the Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act...

Recent geopolitical developments in the Middle East are reverberating far beyond the region, affecting global energy markets...

Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut will prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of certain consumer products that contain intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)...

The European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on July 8, 2025, on a draft act that will establish rules for calculating, verifying, and reporting on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Wilbur-Ellis Company for $630,737 over violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act at facilities in California and Washington.

On February 26, 2027, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a report entitled Independent Audit of the EPA's Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021...

On February 5, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) delayed until March 21, 2025, the effective date of a January 2025 rule adding nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 30, 2025, that it seeks public comment to inform its reconsideration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation for perchloroethylene (PCE).

As Congress edges closer to another potential government shutdown, questions loom large about how federal agencies will manage critical regulatory responsibilities.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has released an updated version of its PFAS reporting system with enhanced features and new support options.

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) published in the Minnesota State Register a final rule regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...

As reported in our February 13, 2025, blog item, on January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice of appeal of the September 2024...

On May 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of "a stronger, more systematic review process for food chemicals already on the market — especially those that concern consumers most."

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on July 14, 2025, that it is extending the public comment period on its proposed method for ranking chemicals in the food supply by 30 days, to August 18, 2025.