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ECHA Committees Advance Broad PFAS Restriction Under REACH

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is accepting public comments through May 25, 2026 on a draft opinion from its Committee for Socio-Economic Analysis (SEAC) supporting...

Worldwide Environment

AP

Arnold & Porter

Forever Chemical Regulation And Accountability Act Would Address PFAS In The Domestic Supply Chain

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...

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

PFAS – Public Consultation On Draft ECHA Opinion Starts Tomorrow

The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has confirmed that the public consultation on the PFAS REACH restriction proposal will open on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

United States Environment

SJ

Steptoe LLP

EPA Proposes To Extend Compliance Dates For PCE And CTC TSCA Risk Management Rules

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on March 24, 2026, that it will propose to extend certain compliance dates in the December 2024 final risk management rules for perchloroethylene...

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

The Surge in Microplastics Regulation — A Conversation with Catherina D. Narigon and L. Claire Hansen (Podcast)

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Bilott’s Latest Media Spotlights On ‘Forever Chemical’ Risks

United States Energy

TS

Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Federal District Court Blocks Texas AG Ken Paxton From Enforcing Conspicuous Warning Label Requirement For Food Products Containing 44 Listed Ingredients

United States Healthcare

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Geopolitics, Energy Markets, And Fertilizer: Why U.S. Farmers Are Feeling The Pressure

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Proposed TSCA Amendments: A Comparison Of House And Senate Discussion Drafts

United States Environment

WR

Wiley Rein

America's Living Library Act Would Collect Genomic Information From Animals, Plants, Fungi, And Microbes On Public Lands

United States Real Estate

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

PEER Seeks Information On EPA's Use Of AI, Including Records Related To Chemical Assessments And The Use Of AI

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Ninth Circuit Recognizes The Potential For Coverage In Employee's Suit Alleging Chemical Exposure

United States Insurance

N

Nossaman LLP

Comments On Minnesota's Draft Concepts For A CUU Rule Are Due March 29, 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Recent Federal Developments For March 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

New York District Court Affirms Narrow Scope Of "Public Policy Exception" In Chapter 15 Cases

United States Insolvency

JD

Jones Day

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

Back To School 2025: Title IX Updates And How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Gabriel Pinilla On Coffee Shops: La Voz De Los Ruferos (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Adams and Reese

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

ATSDR Updates Chemical Mixtures Interaction Profiles: Why They Matter For Risk Assessment And Regulation

The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) recently released two new Interaction Profiles for Toxic Chemical Mixtures, continuing a long-running...

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

The Global Race On PFAS Regulation: What US Companies Need To Prepare For Now — A Conversation With Lindsay A. Holden, Ph.D. And Carla N. Hutton (Podcast)

This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with my colleagues, Carla N. Hutton, Senior Regulatory Analyst for B&C, and Lindsay A. Holden, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist/Regulatory Scientist...

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA And CBP Intensify Import Enforcement On Pesticides, Toxic Chemicals, And Polluting Products: EPA Reports Unprecedented Enforcement Results—Key Insights For Importers, Distributors, And Retailers

EPA's self-announced "Crackdown" on illegal pesticide and chemical imports is active, well-resourced, and operating at ports of entry right now.

United States Environment

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Liberty Northwest Ins. Corp. v. Atlantic Specialty Ins. Co., No. 24-7353 (9th Cir. Feb. 20, 2026) (Unpublished)

The Ninth Circuit reversed a lower court and held that insurer Atlantic Specialty (as successor to One Beacon) had a duty to defend an employee's suit against his employer, a semiconductor manufacturer. In the underlying claim, the employee alleged exposure to chemicals at work caused birth defects in his son and sought $270M in damages.

United States Insurance

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Nossaman LLP

EPA's Proposed Rule Signals Rollback Of Chemical Safety Requirements As Key Questions Remain

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

New Modules And Expanded Courses Now Available In B&C's TSCA Tutor® And FIFRA Tutor® Online Regulatory Training

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Senate EPW Committee Examines Draft TSCA Fee Reauthorization And Improvement Act

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Senate Committee Examines Draft TSCA Legislation, Focusing On New Chemical Review

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Proposition 65 Notice Defects: Perfection Not Required

United States Environment

GG

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know

United States Energy

AF

ArentFox Schiff

New Jersey's "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act" Signed Into Law: NJ Businesses Face New Compliance Deadline

United States Environment

SH

Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

EuropaBio Will Hold Webinar On Navigating Biotech SME Funding In Europe

United States Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

California Releases Draft Profile For Floor Maintenance Products Containing PFAS, Will Hold Workshop On March 19, 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

APHIS Seeks Comments On Petitions To Deregulate Certain Products Developed Using Genetic Engineering

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

New Jersey's "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act" Signed Into Law: NJ Businesses Face New Compliance Deadline

On January 12, Governor Murphy signed the "Protecting Against Forever Chemicals Act" into law. The new statute is designed to reduce public exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS.

United States Environment

SH

Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

EuropaBio Will Hold Webinar On Navigating Biotech SME Funding In Europe

On March 10, 2026, EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, will hold a webinar on "Navigating Biotech SME Funding: What's available, How it works, What's next for Europe."

United States Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

California Releases Draft Profile For Floor Maintenance Products Containing PFAS, Will Hold Workshop On March 19, 2026

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (CDTSC) released on February 25, 2026, a draft Product-Chemical Profile for Floor Maintenance Products Containing Perfluoroalkyl...

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

APHIS Seeks Comments On Petitions To Deregulate Certain Products Developed Using Genetic Engineering

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...

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Trump Administration Rescinds EPA Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding, California Proposes Listing 1,4 Dioxane-containing Dish Detergents And Shampoos Under Safer Consumer Products Program, And More

United States Environment

SH

Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Texas Attorney General Probes Pesticide Use On "Organic" Produce At Grocery Chains

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched an investigation into major grocery chains' use of chemical pesticides on produce labeled "organic" by the manufacturer.

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

'Forever Chemicals' Hit The Slopes And Get Athletes Disqualified

In such a high-profile competition, it is only natural that participants would do anything to gain a competitive edge, with athletes going as far as injecting themselves with hyaluronic acid in order to fly further.

United States Energy

AF

ArentFox Schiff

RMP Rulemaking Redux - Again

In the latest step in the ongoing Risk Management Program (RMP) revision saga, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

United States Environment

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

Precision Matters: What The Olympic "PFAS Ban" Gets Right — And Wrong

Recent headlines have declared that the Olympics have "banned PFAS," with athletes reportedly disqualified after testing revealed the presence of so-called "forever chemicals" on their equipment.

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Safer States Expects At Least 33 States To Take Action On Certain Chemicals And Plastics In 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Treasury Department And IRS Issue Proposed Rule Regarding Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, Will Hold Public Hearing On May 28, 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Trying To Fight Fluoropolymers' Remorse In New Mexico

United States Environment

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Recent Federal Developments For February 2026

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Federal PFAS Regulation: 2025 Activities And 2026 Anticipated Actions

United States Environment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

EPA Announces PFAS Coordinating Group

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

The Coalition For Chemical Innovations Offers Four Principles To Guide Congress's Efforts To Modernize TSCA

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

Austrian Academy Of Sciences Publishes NanoTrust Dossier On OELs For Nanomaterials

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

What The Proposed TSCA Amendments Signal About Chemical Policy In The Next Congress

United States Energy

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Regarding § 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit

United States Energy

BB

Baker Botts LLP

After Two Decades Of Failing To Come To An Agreement "The Mother Of All Deals" Is Done Kudos To India And The EU

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Consumer Compass: Navigating The Consumer Products Legal Landscape | Issue I 2026

Worldwide Consumer

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Navigating New PFAS And Chemical Rules In 2026

United States Energy

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2026 Forecast: TSCA Reform Developments — A Conversation With Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. And Ryan N. Schmit (Podcast)

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

EPA Draft Risk Calculation Of Formaldehyde Marks Potential Shift In Regulatory Priorities

United States Environment

KG

K&L Gates LLP

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2026 Forecast: TSCA Reform Developments — A Conversation With Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. And Ryan N. Schmit (Podcast)

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

DMCAR Trend #8 – PFAS Inspires Forever Litigation (Video)

DM

Duane Morris LLP

Clock Ticking For Companies To Comply With California PFAS Laws (Video)

GG

Greenberg Glusker LLP

PFAS Regulatory Developments: Cleanup, Disposal, Testing And Reporting Issues (Video)

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Bracewell

Interview With Dr. Michal Freedhoff (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

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