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April 18, 2023

Earth Day 2023–Investing in a Balanced Approach to Emerging Contaminants

In the 1962 book, Silent Spring, Rachel Carson brought to the forefront of public attention contaminants of emerging concern (CECs). CECs, or emerging contaminants, are chemicals or materials that can be characterized by a perceived, potential or real threat to human health or the environment. Continue reading

CERCLA, Contamination, Emerging Contaminants, TSCA, Water

CEC, CERCLA, Contamination, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, Daniel Robertson, Earth Week, ECHA, Jenner & Block LLP, PCB, PFAS
January 23, 2018

ECHA Adds Seven Chemicals to REACH’s “Substances of Very High Concern” List

On January 15, 2018, the European Chemicals Agency (“ECHA”) added seven chemicals to its Candidate List of “Substances of Very High Concern” (“SVHC”) for Authorization. Continue reading

Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Hazmat, Sustainability

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, Critical Environmental, ECHA, GHG, Hazmat, Health & Safety Developments, OSHA, RCRA, Steven M. Siros, Sustainability, SVHC, TSCA, Water