Verdant Proudly Sponsors Prop.65 Clearinghouse's Green Chemistry Conference
Green Chemistry: Verdant is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Prop.65 Clearinghouse Green Chemistry Annual Conference. This year’s conference will be held on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the The City Club of San Francisco, 155 Sansome Street. Verdant attorney, Philip Moffat, will present on “REACH 2013.” Verdant attorney, Catherine Lin, will present on “Supply […]
CIEL Report Claims Regulation Stimulates Chemical Innovation
Chemical Regulation/Innovation: Earlier this month, the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) released its report, Driving Innovation: How stronger laws help bring safer chemicals to market. In the report, CIEL offers research showing that stronger laws foster innovation by large and small companies alike. Among other things,CIEL cites the number of patents for alternative chemicals filed every […]
Upcoming Public Hearing on California's Draft Green Chemistry Regulations
California Green Chemistry Regulations: California EPA and DTSC have announced a public meeting on the draft regulations. The meeting will occur on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. See announcement embedded below. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COUNCIL NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Department of Toxic Substances Control’s Safer Consumer Products Proposed Regulations Need for a Multimedia Evaluation […]
DTSC Requests Public Comment on Another Draft of the Green Chemistry Regulations
California Green Chemistry Regulations: The saga of California’s nascent Green Chemistry program continues. Last week, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) released the revised text (PDF) of its proposed Safer Consumer Product Regulations. The comment period for the revisions started on January 29 and closes on February 28, 2013. Notably, the revised rules significantly […]
DTSC Reopens Comment Period on Green Chemistry Regulations
California Green Chemistry: On December 20, DTSC delivered everyone an early Christmas present. The agency announced that it was re-opening the docket to accept public comments on yet another revised version of the Safer Consumer Product Alternative (SCPA) Regulations. The agency’s announcement is embedded below. Merry Christmas – better scratch those holiday plans and get […]
DTSC Requests Public Comment on Scientific Peer Review of Green Chemistry Regulations
California Green Chemistry Regulations: Yesterday, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) notified the public that the agency is adding two external scientific peer review reports to the Safer Consumer Products rulemaking, which was published in the California Regulatory Notice Register (Z-2012-0717-04)on July 27, 2012. A public comment period for the external scientific peer review […]
California DTSC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Safer Consumer Product Regulations
California Green Chemistry Regulations: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control(DTSC) has announced a 30-day extension for the comment period on the proposed Safer Consumer Product regulations. The regulations were released on July 27. The new deadline for submitting comments is 5 p.m. on October 11, 2012. The public hearing on September 10, 2012 will take […]
Phil Moffat to Speak at ASC 2012 Fall Expo on California's Green Chemistry Initiative
Green Chemistry Regulation: Verdant is pleased to announce that Philip Moffat will be speaking at the Adhesive and Sealant Council’s 2012 Fall Expo in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Moffat will discuss California’s efforts to use regulation to drive “green” innovation in the chemicals and consumer products industries. His presentation, “California’s Green Chemistry Initiative – A Legal Perspective,” […]
California DTSC Announces Two-Day Workshop on Alternatives Assessment
Green Chemistry/Alternatives Assessment: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has announced an upcoming two-day workshop on alternatives assessment, a key component of the department’s much-anticipated Safer Consumer Product Alternatives (SCPA) Regulations. Those regulations are in turn a key component of the state’s vaunted Green Chemistry Initiative. The timing of this announcement suggests that DTSC will […]
DTSC Delay of Official Draft SCPA Regulation Is Too Coincidental
Green Chemistry Regulations: As of Friday, stakeholders have reason to doubt the assertions of good faith by the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC). As readers will undoubtedly know, DTSC has made a concerted effort to reassure stakeholders that it’s operating in good faith – protecting the interests of all stakeholders – when drafting the Safer Consumer […]