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The Top-Ten Lower Court Decisions on Environmental Law

Legal Planet

The Supreme Court soon picked up on this language, and the concept was written into the law when Congress amended NEPA in 2022. But what makes the case important is the courts use of hard look judicial review, which environmentalists have often used to attack bad regulations. Coalition for Responsible Regulation v. v.EPA (1975).

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After Decades of Disinformation, the US Finally Begins Regulating PFAS Chemicals

Union of Concerned Scientists

Earlier this month, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would regulate two forms of PFAS contamination under Superfund laws reserved for “the nation’s worst hazardous waste sites.” The same suppression and disinformation kept government regulators at bay for decades.

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Protecting Public Health Is Complicated. But Science Can Help, and the Time Is Now.

Union of Concerned Scientists

It was a big step towards providing adequate health protections, but Environmental regulations need to look at people, not just pollutants—and the way to get there is by assessing cumulative impacts. But the requirements in the rule were developed considering that one carcinogen from that one type of facility.

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EPA seeks comment on draft document “Modernizing the Process and Bringing Innovative Science to Evaluate New Chemicals Under TSCA”

Environmental News Bits

In February 2022, EPA launched a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to modernize the process and bring innovative science to the review of new chemicals before they can enter the marketplace.

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Webinar Recording Available: “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity”

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.’s (B&C ® ) May 18, 2022, webinar “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity” is now available for on-demand viewing. During this one-hour webinar, Lynn L. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under TSCA; and Mr.

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EPA Resolves Case Involving Export of Carbon Nanomaterial in Violation of TSCA Section 12(b) and Notice of Export Requirements

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint with the Environmental Appeals Board on March 15, 2022, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA notes that TSCA Section 12(b), and the regulations set forth at 40 C.F.R.

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EPA Holds Second Webinar for TSCA New Chemical Engineering Outreach Initiative

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On October 18, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program held a webinar on EPA’s process for assessing the potential risks of new chemicals under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the types of data EPA considers in this assessment.