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April 20, 2022

“Silent Spring” and the Life Cycle of Emerging Contaminants

On the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carlson’s groundbreaking book “Silent Spring”, the world continues to struggle to manage the human health and environmental risks associated with newly discovered emerging contaminants. Continue reading

Climate Change, Consumer Law and Environment, Contamination, Emerging Contaminants, Groundwater, Sustainability, TSCA, Water

1, 4-dioxane, asbestos, chemicals, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, DDT, dioxin, Earth Week, Emerging Contaminants, environment, EPA, global stewardship, Groundwater, human health, Jenner & Block, MTBE, PCB, pesticides, PFAS, Rachel Carlson, Silent Spring, soil, Steven M. Siros, strategic roadmap, TSCA
April 21, 2021

Earth Day 2021: Heightened Chemical Regulation under the Biden Administration

A key platform of President Biden’s environmental agenda is a heightened focus on regulating chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Regulating chemicals in order to minimize the threat to human and the environment is clearly also critical to achieving the aims and goals of Earth Day especially considering that the publication of… Continue reading

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, Consumer Law and Environment, Emerging Contaminants, Sustainability, TSCA

1, 4-dioxane, asbestos, CERCLA, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, Earth Day, EPA, MCL, methylene chloride, Michal Freedhoff, Perfluoroalkyl, PFAS, Polyfluoroalkyl, Safe Drinking Water Act, Silent Spring, Steven M. Siros, trichloroethylene, TSCA
December 1, 2016

TSCA Reform in Action: EPA Releases List of 10 Chemicals Slated for Risk Evaluations

On November 29, 2016, EPA announced the first 10 chemicals it will evaluate for potential risks to human health and the environment under the new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reform Act, which was signed into law back in June. Continue reading

Hazmat, Sustainability, Toxic Tort, TSCA

asbestos, chemical, EPA, risk evaluation, TCE, Toxic Substances Control Act, trichloroethylene, TSCA, TSCA Reform