Given the cancellation of an expected meeting between President Trump and the congressional Democratic leadership, it appears there will not be any agreement about appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2026...

On December 4, 2025, the Council of the European Union (EU) reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament (EP) on rules establishing a legal framework for new genomic...

The Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change (MoEUCC) has released an executive summary clarifying temporary registrations and temporary individual registrations under KKDIK...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office has announced plans to fund innovative chemical technologies that utilize alternative and waste feedstocks. With up to $58 million expected to be available through the ASPECT funding opportunity in August 2026, the initiative aims to strengthen domestic manufacturing and chemical supply chains while advancing technologies from bench scale to pre-pilot operations.

In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has taken a series of actions to curtail federal support for offshore wind development.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 10, 2025, that it eliminated "an extensive backlog of notifications received from companies...

The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has posted frequently asked questions (FAQ) regarding New Mexico's Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act labeling requirements.

The American Chemical Society has announced the 2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Award winners, recognizing groundbreaking innovations across nine categories that transform how industries approach sustainability.

On March 4, 2026, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a legislative hearing to examine a discussion draft of the Toxic...

The United Kingdom government has extended UK REACH transitional registration deadlines to 2029-2031, providing companies additional time to comply with chemical manufacturing and import regulations. This extension allows the government to develop the Alternative Transitional Registration model aimed at reducing data and financial burdens on businesses while maintaining chemical safety standards.

The European Commission (EC) announced on November 26, 2025, that it adopted a new Strategic Framework for a Competitive and Sustainable EU Bioeconomy, "charting a way forward to build a clean, competitive and resilient European economy."

President Donald Trump's initial 100 days in office during his second term have marked a significant shift in the United States' approach to chemical regulation...

Alexandra Dunn, President and CEO of CropLife America, joins this discussion to explore critical challenges facing the crop protection industry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced on July 9, 2025, that it is updating its practices for reviewing petitions seeking a determination of nonregulated...

The U.S. Department of War has issued a request for information to identify critical applications within defense operations and the defense industrial base that depend on six specific high-priority chemicals currently under EPA risk evaluation.

The EPA has launched PFAS OUTreach to help communities reduce PFOA and PFOS exposure in drinking water ahead of federal compliance deadlines, targeting approximately 3,000 water systems with known contamination challenges. Meanwhile, the agency's spring 2025 regulatory agenda reveals plans to extend compliance deadlines for PFAS drinking water standards and potentially withdraw regulatory determinations for four additional PFAS substances including PFHxS, PFNA, and GenX.

On October 2, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report entitled Lessons Learned from Prior Oversight Related to the EPA's Rulemaking.

As reported in our June 18, 2025, blog item, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed in June 2025 the applicable volumes and percentage standards...

On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for comment a new proposed streamlined approach to track the adoption of bilingual labeling...

The U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General has identified six critical management challenges facing the agency in fiscal year 2026, with particular emphasis on resource constraints and statutory deadlines affecting chemical safety assessments.