Lynn L. Bergeson

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published four documents relating to New Approach Methods (NAM) to the New Chemicals Division

On August 29, 2026, Canada published two notices under Section 71(1)(b) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) to collect information

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on September 22, 2026, that it has confirmed that product manufacturers in certain key categories have largely transitioned to safer products.

By calling the label a consumer-awareness tool rather than a warning, the state undercut its own health-and-safety rationale, the court said.

Registration has opened for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) Biotechnology Regulatory

On October 1, 2026, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the availability of two new draft Toxicological

On October 8, 2026, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) held an in-person meeting to continue its stakeholder engagement as it prepares its report to the legislature under House Joint Memorial (HJM) 3. HJM 3 requests the development of two reports. The first, prepared by the New Mexico Environmental Improvement Board (NMEIB), will be on the implementation of the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Protection Act, “including the efficacy of the rules promulgated by the environmental improvement board pursuant to that act.” The second, prepared by NMED, in consultation with other state agencies, will be on the public health, environmental, and economic risks of the exemptions codified in the PFAS Protection Act and should “provide recommendations to the legislature regarding whether such exemptions, such as the exemption for fluoropolymers, should be continued, modified or removed.”

On September 24, 2026, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced the introduction of two bills “that would require the

On September 24, 2026, the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB) announced the introduction of two bills “that would require

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on October 14, 2026, that its Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office (AFFO) intends to award up to $60