Carla N. Hutton

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton

On April 2, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is postponing the effectiveness of certain provisions of its December 17, 2024, final risk management rule for trichloroethylene (TCE) until June 20, 2025. 90 Fed. Reg. 14415. After EPA issued the final rule in December 2024, it received multiple petitions for an administrative stay of the effective date.

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton

On April 8, 2025, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) published a Nanopinion entitled “A Qualification System to Accelerate Development and Regulatory Implementation of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs)” by Andrea Haase, Ph.D., German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Shirin M. Usmani, Ph.D., BfR, Irene Cattaneo, European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Maria Chiara Astuto, EFSA, and Francesco Cubadda, Ph.D., National Institute of Health (ISS).

1 week ago | natlawreview.com | Barbara Klepper |Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton |Eric J. Murdock

The scope of the prohibition of “take” under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA or the Act) – and specifically whether the prohibition includes the incidental (unintentional) take of migratory birds – is an issue that has been hotly debated for years. As we reported previously, the federal circuit courts do not agree on the issue, and the federal government’s position has changed several times in recent years, depending on the political party in control of the Executive Branch.

1 week ago | mondaq.com | Carla N. Hutton

On April 3, 2024, the European Commission's (EC) ScientificCommittee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) began a public consultation on its preliminary opinionon the safety of hydroxyapatite (nano) in oral products.

1 week ago | jdsupra.com | Lynn L. Bergeson |Carla N. Hutton

On April 11, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a request for information to solicit ideas for deregulation. 90 Fed. Reg. 15481.