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Jaimy L. Hamburg, Nicholas R. Johnson; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 8, 2012, previously published on February 6, 2012 A federal District Court Judge in Nevada has suggested that the Commerce Clause bars application of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to a localized plume of contaminated groundwater. The case, Voggenthaler v. Maryland Square, LLC, presents a new twist on the constitutionality of...
| | OEHHA Issues Final Regulations Concerning Toxics Information Clearinghouse
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 25, 2012 On January 18, 2012, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) issued final regulations that "specify the hazard traits, toxicological and environmental endpoints and other relevant data to be included" in the Toxics Information Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse)...
| | Upcoming Deadline for TSCA Polymer Exemption Notification
Thomas C. Berger, Martha E. Marrapese; Keller and Heckman LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 23, 2012, previously published on January 20, 2012 January 31 is a significant deadline for companies that manufacture or import polymers under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) "polymer exemption." The one-time notification to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that identifies the number of polymers first manufactured...
|  | Outlook for 2012: New REACH Challenges Ahead
Lucas Bergkamp, William D. Dannelly, Nicolas Herbatschek, Suriya Jayanti, Daniel Uyesato, Malcolm C. Weiss, Anke van Bergeijk; Hunton & Williams;
Legal Alert/Article January 20, 2012, previously published on January 2012 This coming year will bring new challenges for chemical manufacturers, importers, distributors and users. After the busy 2010 REACH registration year, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) started in 2011 with the evaluation of testing proposals and dossiers, and industry geared up for getting 2013...
| | Representatives Ask EPA to Postpone CDR Deadline
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012 In a January 13, 2012, letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson, Representatives Fred Upton (R-MI), Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and John Shimkus (R-IL), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, asked...
| | OSHA Announces New Focus Areas
Fisher Phillips LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 18, 2012, previously published on January 17, 2012 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recently announced three new focus areas targeting hazards in certain specified work environments. These include: winter storm months, chemical facilities, and formaldehyde exposure in the hair product/salon industry.
| | OSHA Issues New Process Safety Management Standard for Cold Storage and Chemical Manufacturing Facilities
John Daniel Surma, Collin G. Warren; Adams and Reese LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 16, 2012, previously published on January 6, 2012 In response to the March 23, 2005, explosion at the British Petroleum refinery in Texas City, Texas, and other highly publicized incidents at refineries in California and New Mexico, the Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) issued a National Emphasis Program (NEP) related to the...
| | GAO Finds Challenges Remain with EPA's 2009 IRIS Process
Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 13, 2012 On January 9, 2012, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report entitled Challenges Remain with EPA's Integrated Risk Information System Program, which evaluates the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) progress in completing Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)...
| | Ohio Bill Requires Trust Disclosure by Plaintiffs to Inject Transparency in Asbestos Litigation
Craig T. Liljestrand; Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 6, 2012, previously published on January 5, 2012 The Ohio General Assembly recently responded to the accelerated rate of asbestos-driven bankruptcies by considering a new bill, H.B. 380, which requires plaintiffs in civil actions to disclose to defendants any pending claims against asbestos trusts. The bill recognizes that there are two paths to...
| | Predictions for EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, and Beyond
James V. Aidala, Charles M. Auer, Lynn L. Bergeson; Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.;
Legal Alert/Article January 4, 2012 Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s (B&C) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2012 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). The 2012 Presidential Election cycle will influence any activity by either party or the...
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