Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has updated its guidance on PFAS labeling requirements for consumer products, introducing new approved label language and clarifying key provisions of the state's PFAS in Consumer Products Law. Manufacturers must now navigate notification and labeling requirements that take effect July 1, 2026, with broader prohibitions following in 2028.

On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent to reconsider the May 3, 2024, rule amending the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations...

On February 28, 2023, the European Chemicals Agency announced that it updated its recommendations to improve Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals registrations.

The European Commission (EC) released on May 22, 2025, the identity of the countries that present a low or high risk of deforestation in producing seven commodities...

BB-REG-NET, a United Kingdom (UK) regulatory science network for biobased and biodegradable materials, published a report on January 29, 2026...

As of February 24, 2026, the United Kingdom (UK) government has announced that the interim approaches to adding Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) to the UK Candidate...

In February 2026, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published several petitions seeking a determination of nonregulated status for products developed...

On May 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued a request for information (RFI) to gather information to identify and assess critical applications for DOD and the defense industrial base (DIB) that necessitate the use of existing chemicals undergoing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 6 risk evaluation process

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

On June 30, 2025, the Pesticide Action and Agroecology Network North America (PANNA) and several other non-governmental organizations (together, Petitioner) filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus...

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

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.

The Trump Administration has finalized sweeping revisions to Endangered Species Act regulations, eliminating automatic protections for threatened species and rescinding the long-standing habitat-based definition of "harm."

Plaintiffs went looking for PFAS when they sent a mouthwash sample out for independent testing.

Federal agencies USDA, HHS, and EPA have updated their coordination framework for monitoring heavy metals and chemical contaminants in meat, poultry, and egg products, marking a significant shift in food safety oversight. This enhanced collaboration establishes new protocols for sampling, testing, and regulatory enforcement as part of the Administration's broader "Make America Healthy Again" initiative. The changes promise more frequent information sharing and coordinated responses to contamination concerns

On April 11, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a request for information to solicit ideas for deregulation.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on March 14, 2025, extending the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance reporting deadline for the 2024 compliance year. 90 Fed. Reg. 12109.

There are a variety of accounts on the progress and success of the first days of the Trump Administration. Some put special significance on a new administration's first 100 days...

On June 5, 2025, the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress convened a hearing titled "Barriers to Supply Chain Modernization and Factor Productivity Enhancements."

On October 23, 2025, the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Chemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and Regulatory Oversight held a hearing...