Entries by Verdant Law

DTSC Delays Adoption of its Green Chemistry Regulations for Safer Consumer Product Alternatives

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Green Chemistry Regulations: After nearly two years of multi-stakeholder collaborative efforts, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) failed to timely adopt its Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations (SCPA Regulations), a key component of California’s Green Chemistry Initiative.  The regulations would have represented a new paradigm in chemicals and products regulation, providing a strong incentive for […]

Philip Moffat Will Participate on ABA Quick Teleconference on California's Green Chemistry Regulations

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California Green Chemistry Regulations: Verdant is pleased to announce that Philip Moffat will participate on a “quick teleconference” program sponsored by the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources entitled “California Dreaming or Reality?  California’s New Paradigm in Chemicals and Products Management Could be Coming to a Store Near You.”  The November […]

Reminder: Upcoming DTSC Symposium on Green Chemistry and Public Health

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Green Chemistry: Yesterday, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) circulated the following announcement regarding an upcoming symposium on Green Chemistry and public health.  The event will be held on October 18.  DTSC and the Department of Public Health are co-sponsoring the event.  More details, including a copy of the agenda, are provided in […]

California DTSC Requests Comment on Proposed Green Chemistry Regulations for Safer Consumer Product Alternatives

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Green Chemistry Regulations: After nearly two years of public meetings, informal comment periods and other multi-stakeholder collaborative efforts, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released on September 15, 2010 its proposed Safer Consumer Product Alternatives regulations, a key component of California’s Green Chemistry Initiative.  The proposed regulations would require DTSC to create a […]

EPA Issues Proposed TSCA IUR Modifications Rule

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TSCA: On August 13, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register, proposing to modify the Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule.  For readers less familiar with the IUR, this is a rule established under section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).  It enables EPA to collect, and then […]

Reminder: Upcoming California DTSC Symposium on Life Cycle Analysis

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Green Chemistry: This evening the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) circulated the following announcement, reminding interested persons about the upcoming symposium on life cycle analysis. “DTSC invites you to the Life Cycle Analysis: 101 Brown-Bag Symposium, taking place on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. This session looks at real-world examples of life cycle analysis […]

EPA Grants TSCA Section 21 Petition on Cadmium

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TSCA/CPSIA/FHSA: On August 30, 2010, EPA granted a citizen’s petition filed under section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting Agency action on cadmium and cadmium compounds.  Empire State Consumer Project, the Sierra Club, the Center for Environmental Health, and Rochesterians Against the Misuse of Pesticides filed the petition on May 28, 2010.  […]

EPA Requests Comments on Its Role in Advancing Sustainable Products

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Pollution Prevention Act/Sustainable Products: In today’s Federal Register, EPA solicited comments from stakeholders on potential roles for the Agency in advancing sustainable products.   According to the notice, EPA will consider the comments it receives and as well as information it gathers from other sources to help define its role and develop a strategy that identifies how the Agency can make […]

Update – Impending Release of California's Draft Green Chemistry Regulations

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Green Chemistry Regulations: Here’s a quick update for those who are tracking the development of California’s Green Chemistry Regulations for Safer Consumer Products.  I was told by a reliable source this afternoon that the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will release tomorrow, September 14, a revised draft of the regulations.  This will commence the formal rulemaking […]

ATSDR Announces Development of the Set 24 Toxicological Profiles

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ATSDR: On September 9, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) of the Department of Health and Human Services announced the development of the Set 24 Toxicological Profiles.   According to the Federal Register notice, the profiles will be available to the public for review and comment on or about October 17, 2010. ATSDR develops these profiles […]