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By Jeryl L. Olson, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen

Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a final rule to further delay the effective date of EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) Amendments an additional 20 months to allow the agency to conduct a reconsideration proceeding.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules to strengthen…
Continue Reading U.S. EPA Delay’s Effectiveness of Obama Era Chemical Safety Regulation

By Patrick D. Joyce, Philip L. Comella, and Craig B. Simonsen

bottleThe U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Chemical Safety Act).

Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), in an announcement, indicated that the legislation creates a “predictable and transparent federal system to regulate the safety of chemicals based on the latest…
Continue Reading Senate Passes Long Awaited Chemical Safety Bill