Podcasts by All Things Chemical

Community Outreach and Environmental Justice — A Conversation with Rachel James of the SELC from 2023-11-30T10:00

This week, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting with Rachel James, an attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Cente...

Rev 10 GHS — A Conversation with Karin F. Baron from 2023-11-16T09:30

This week, I welcomed back to the studio Karin F. Baron, Director of Hazard Communication and International Registration Strategy at B&...

TSCA Reform — Seven Years Later: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Session from 2023-11-02T08:00

On June 29, 2023, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington  University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored t...

TSCA Reform — Seven Years Later: New Chemicals Review Session from 2023-10-26T08:30

On June 29, 2023, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington  University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored t...

TSCA Reform — Seven Years Later: Risk Management Session from 2023-10-19T08:30

On June 29, 2023, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored an all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform -- ...

TSCA Reform — Seven Years Later: Risk Evaluation Session from 2023-10-12T08:30

On June 29, 2023, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored the all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform --...

Lessons in Effective Government Advocacy — A Conversation with Mark Washko from 2023-09-28T08:30

This week I had the distinct pleasure of visiting with Mark Washko, Head of Federal Government Affairs at BASF Corporation. I have...

PMN Review and Orders — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2023-09-14T09:33

This week, we are re-releasing my conversation with Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta^®), our consulting affiliate, originally recorded in A...

Section 6 Advocacy and the Importance of Being Early — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2023-08-31T13:15

This week I discuss with my colleague, Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group, our consulting affilia...

Competitive Advantage of Product Stewardship — A Conversation with Catherine M. Croke, DBA from 2023-08-17T09:30

This week, I was excited to speak with Dr. Catherine M. Croke, Bergeson &Campbell’s and our consulting affiliate’s, The Act...

The Hazard Communication Standard — A Conversation with Lesa Rice-Jackson, CPPS, Ph.D. from 2023-08-03T09:30

This week I had the pleasure of visiting with Dr. Lesa Rice-Jackson, CPPS, Managing Principal Consultant, Rice Jackson Health Safety...

EPA Adds Two New Chemical Categories: What It Means to Chemical Innovators — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2023-07-20T08:30

This week, we are re-releasing a podcast I recorded with my colleague, Dr. Richard E. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and T...

CLP Changes — A Conversation with Lee Bowers and Karin F. Baron from 2023-07-06T08:30

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Lee Bowers, Vice President -- Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), RPM Inter...

A Conversation with Rear Admiral Melissa Bert, Esquire (Ret.) from 2023-06-22T08:30

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Retired Rear Admiral Melissa Bert, who served as...

A Conversation with Shanisha Y. Smith, Esquire from 2023-06-08T08:30

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Shanisha Smith, Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Counsel for LyondellBasel...

PFAS under REACH — A Conversation with Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D. from 2023-05-25T09:30

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Jane Vergnes, Director of Toxicology and Vice President, Scientific Affairs, here...

FIFRA Hot Topics — A Conversation with Jim Aidala from 2022-04-14T09:30:56

This week, I sat down with Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Group. As...

Reflections on TSCA Implementation — A Conversation with Alexandra Dunn from 2022-03-31T09:30:20

This week, I was delighted to visit again with Alexandra Dunn, now a Partner with Baker Botts and immediate past Assistant Admin...

What Is Going On With UK REACH? — A Conversation with Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D. and Steven P. Brennan, Ph.D. from 2022-03-17T09:30:16

This week, I sat down with Dr. Jane Vergnes, Director of Toxicology and Vice President, Scientific Affairs, here at B&C and its consul...

The “PIPing” Point — A Conversation with Kelly Scanlon, DrPH, Director of EHS at IPC from 2022-03-03T10:30:09

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kelly Scanlon, DrPH, CIH, Director of Environ...

Toxics and Human Rights — A Conversation with Baskut Tuncak, Director of TURI from 2022-02-17T10:00:04

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Baskut Tuncak, newly named Director, Toxics Use Reduction Institute (TURI), ...

Bergeson&Campbell’s 2022 Forecast from 2022-02-03T10:30:33

This week I was thrilled to sit down with James V. Aidala, B&C’s Senior Government Affairs Consultant, and Listen

How Can Battery Production Be Greener? — A Conversation with Mathy Stanislaus from 2022-01-20T10:00

Mathy Stanislaus was recently appointed as Vice Provost and Executive Director of Drexel University’s Environmental Collab...

The Delicate Balance between Food and Climate — A Conversation with Katherine Meighan of IFAD from 2022-01-06T10:00

This week I was delighted to sit down with Katherine Meighan, Associate Vice-President and General Counsel of the International Fund f...

What do “reasonably foreseen” and “unreasonable risk” really mean? — A Conversation with Richard Engler, Ph.D. and Todd Stedeford, Ph.D. from 2021-12-23T10:00

This week I sat down with Dr. Richard E. Engler, B&C’s and The Acta Group’s (our consulting affiliate) Director of Chemistry, and...

A Conversation with Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, OCSPP from 2021-12-09T10:30

This week I was delighted to sit down with Dr. Michal I. Freedhoff Listen

A Conversation with Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D., Assistant Administrator, OCSPP from 2021-12-09T10:30

This week I was delighted to sit down with Dr. Michal I. Freedhoff Listen

Higher Education, Management, and Climate Change — A Conversation with Kurt Landgraf from 2021-11-11T10:30

This week I sat down with Kurt M. Landgraf, former Chairman and CEO of DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company and most recently former...

Exploring the Environmental Footprint of the Digital Economy — A Conversation with David Rejeski from 2021-10-28T09:00

David’s 1999 Paper on e-commerce and the environment

This week I sat down with Listen

Re-release: Implementing Lautenberg — A Conversation with former OPPT Director Jeffery T. Morris, Ph.D. from 2021-10-14T09:00

All Things Chemical will reach our 3rd anniversary on October 23rd and we want to share this celebration with you. As we look back on the last three years I wanted to bring back an older episode...

TSCA Reform Reform? — A Conversation with Dennis Deziel from 2021-09-30T09:00

This week I sat down with my new colleague, Dennis R. Deziel, B&C’s and our consulting affiliate’s, The Acta Group, Senior Governm...

EPA and PBTs: A New Normal? — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2021-09-16T09:00

This week I sat down with Dr. Richard E. Engler, B&C’s and The Acta Group’s (our consulting affiliate) Director of Chemistry, to ...

EPA and PBTs: A New Normal? — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2021-09-16T09:00

This week I sat down with Dr. Richard E. Engler, B&C’s and The Acta Group’s (our consulting affiliate) Director of Chemistry, to ...

A Conversation with the NRDC’s Daniel Rosenberg from 2021-09-02T09:00

This week, I sat down with Daniel Rosenberg, Director, Federal Toxics Policy, Healthy People & Thriving Communities Program, at the N...

Compliance Checks and REACH — A Conversation with Karin Baron from 2021-08-19T09:30

This week I sat down with Karin F. Baron, Senior Regulatory Consultant at B&C and our consulting affiliate, The Acta Group. Karin wo...

Occupational Exposure Limits for Nanomaterials — A Conversation with Carla Hutton from 2021-08-05T09:00

This week I sat down with Carla N. Hutton, Regulatory Analyst at B&C. Carla is also co-editor of the Nano Blog that B&C has prepare...

An explosive conversation about GHS and combustible dust — with Karin Baron from 2021-07-22T09:30

This week I sat down with Karin F. Baron, Senior Regulatory Consultant at B&C and our consulting affiliate, The Acta Group. We tackl...

New PFAS: Is anything NOT reportable? — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2021-07-08T09:00

This week I sat down with Dr. Richard E. Engler, B&C’s and The Acta Group’s (our consulting affiliate) Director of Chemistry, to ...

Changes to TSCA for Small Businesses? — A Conversation with Bruce Jarnot, Ph.D. from 2021-06-24T09:00

This week, I sat down with Bruce Jarnot, Ph.D., DABT^®, Senior Manager, Product Compliance, at Listen

Update on European Union Chemical Management Issues — A Conversation with EPPA’s Meglena Mihova from 2021-06-10T09:30

This week, I sat down with Meglena Mihova, Managing Partner, EPPA, the Brussels-based premier consultancy on...

TSCA Section 4 and Consortia Formation — A Conversation with Heather Blankinship and Richard Engler, Ph.D. from 2021-05-27T09:30

This week, I sat down with Heather J. Blankinship, Senior Manager with B&C Consortia Management, a Bergeson & Campbell affil...

Pesticide and Cannabis Regulation in Colorado — A Conversation with Brenna Finn from 2021-05-13T09:00

This week, I sat down with Brenna Finn, Assistant Attorney General, Colorado Department of Law. ...

Let’s Talk About Europe’s Plastics Implementing Measure — A Conversation with Scott Burya, Ph.D. from 2021-04-29T09:00

This week, I sat down with Scott J. Burya, Ph.D., a regulatory chemist with B&C and our affiliated consulting firm, The Acta Group.<...

What will the Biden Trade Plan look like? — A Conversation with Daniella Taveau from 2021-04-15T09:00

This week, I sat down with Daniella Taveau, a Regulatory and Global Trade Strategist and the founder of Bold Text Strategie...

Changes to Safety Data Sheets in the EU and what it might mean for US Businesses — A Conversation with Karin Baron from 2021-04-01T09:00

This week I sat down with Karin Baron, Senior Regulatory Consultant to B&C and our affiliated consultancy, The Acta Group, to discus...

Is Everything Carcinogenic? — A Conversation with Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D. and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2021-03-18T09:00

This week, I sat down with Dr. Jane Vergnes, Director of Toxicology and Vice President, Scientific Affairs, here at B&C and its con...

What’s happening with GHS and OSHA? — A Conversation with Karin Baron from 2021-03-04T10:00

This week I sat down with Karin Baron, Senior Regulatory Consultant to B&C and our affiliated consultancy, The Acta Group, to discus...

How will the New Administration affect the EPA? — A Conversation with James Aidala and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2021-02-18T10:30

This week, I sat down with Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant, and Listen

How will the Biden Administration Interpret Amended TSCA? — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2021-02-04T10:00

A change in Administration invites a sense of both excitement and anxiety.  Nowhere is this ambivalence more present that in the minds of regulated ent...

One Last Conversation with EPA Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dunn from 2021-01-21T10:00

This week I had my final visit with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dunn.  As many of our listeners ...

What Happened with the Presidential Election Last Year? — A Conversation with Howard Gutman from 2021-01-07T10:00

This week I sat down with my friend and colleague, Howard Gutman, who served as Ambassador to Belgium in the Obama Administration and is now a consultant f...

Product Stewardship and Circular Economy — A Conversation with Kate Sellers from 2020-12-17T10:00

This week I was thrilled to sit down with Kate Sellers, Technical Director at ERM, where Kate leads multidisciplinary teams to help clients meet their business ...

TSCA and Environmental Justice — A Conversation with Former OPPT Director Jeffery T. Morris, Ph.D. from 2020-12-03T10:30

This week I sat down with Dr. Jeff Morris, immediate past Director of EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), the EPA office th...

Let’s talk about Europe — A Conversation with Bjorn Hansen, Executive Director of ECHA from 2020-11-12T10:00

This week, my colleague, Dr. Jane Vergnes, and I sat down with Listen

What’s Going on with the Brexit Transition Period? — A Conversation with Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D. from 2020-10-29T09:00

This week, I sat down with Dr. Jane Vergnes, Director of Toxicology here at B&C and Vice President, Scientific Affairs, and Directo...

How EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs Is Handling COVID-19 — A Conversation with Lisa Campbell from 2020-10-15T09:30

This week, I sat down with Lisa Campbell, my Partner here at Bergeson & Campbell (B&C^®) and its consulting affiliate, T...

EPA and the Election — A Conversation with Jim Aidala from 2020-10-01T09:30

This week, I sat down with Jim Aidala, Senior Government Affairs Consultant at B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Act...

A NanoBCA Retrospective — A Conversation with Vincent Caprio from 2020-09-17T09:30

This week I sat down with Vincent Caprio, Founder and Executive Director of the NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA).  Vince has been o...

Pesticide Registration in a Pandemic — A Conversation with Sheryl Dolan from 2020-09-03T09:30

This week I sat down with Sheryl Lindros Dolan, Senior Regulatory Consultant at B&C and its consulting affiliate, The Acta Gr...

Implementing Lautenberg — A Conversation with former OPPT Director Jeffery T. Morris, Ph.D. from 2020-08-20T09:30

This week I sat down with Dr. Jeff Morris, immediate past Director of EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), the EPA office th...

What’s going on at EPA right now? — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2020-08-06T09:30

This week I sat down with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., B&C’s Director of Chemistry, and all-around TSCA savant. Rich is an organic c...

A TSCA Retrospective — A Conversation with Congressman John M. Shimkus from 2020-07-23T09:00

This week I sat down with Congressman John M. Shimkus, a Member of the United States House of Representatives for the 15th District of Illinois. Listen

Checking up on EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs — A Conversation with Jim Aidala from 2020-07-09T09:30

This week I sat down with James Aidala, B&C’s Senior Government Affairs Consultant, to catch up on what the U.S. Environmental Prot...

TSCA at Four — A Conversation with Alexandra Dunn, OCSPP AA from 2020-06-25T09:30

This week I sat down with EPA Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dunn.  As many of our listeners know, Alex Dunn heads the Office of Chemical Safety and...

TSCA at Four — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2020-06-11T09:00

As we are now into June, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) aficionados will be quick to note that “new TSCA” is now almost four years old.  Passage i...

Back to Work Safely — A Conversation with Larry Sloan, CEO of the AIHA from 2020-05-28T09:00

This week, as employees around the country are returning to their offices and work stations, I was excited to visit with Listen

What Is the Difference between a Biostimulant and a Pesticide? from 2020-05-14T09:00

The question posed by this podcast may sound easy, but it is anything but. This podcast explores the fascinating yet commercially vexing jurisdictional divide between...

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs and COVID-19 — A Conversation with Richard Keigwin from 2020-04-30T09:00

This week, I was thrilled to sit down with ...

Chemical Distribution in the Time of COVID-19 — A Conversation with Eric R. Byer, NACD from 2020-04-16T09:00

This week, I sat down with Eric Byer, President and CEO of the National Association of Chemical Distributo...

COVID-19, FIFRA, and EPA — A Conversation with Lisa Campbell from 2020-04-02T09:00

This week, I sat down with Lisa Campbell, my business partner of many years and one of the nation’s fo...

EU Classification, Labeling, and Packaging Legislation — A Conversation with Karin Baron from 2020-03-19T09:00

This week, I sat down with my colleague Karin Baron, a senior regulatory consultant here at B&C.<...

TSCA Update — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. from 2020-03-12T09:00

This week, I sat down with my colleague, Dr. Richard Engler, Director of Chemistry here at B&C and The Acta Group (Acta®). We bro...

Pesticide Roundup -- A Conversation with Sheryl Dolan from 2020-02-20T12:59:11

This week, I sat down with my colleague, Sheryl Dolan, a Senior Regulatory Consultant here at Ber...

Are You Potentially Responsible for TSCA Fees? EPA Issues Preliminary Lists of Companies Responsible for TSCA Risk Evaluation Fees from 2020-02-06T15:58:22

This week, I sat down with my colleague, Dr. Richard Engler, Bergeson & Campbell’s Director of Chemistry, to discuss what the fuss is over EPA’s January 27, 2020, iss...

Bergeson&Campbell's Forecast 2020 from 2020-01-15T20:30:03

This week, I sat down with my colleagues Sheryl Lindros Dolan, Chris Bryant, and Dr. Richard Engler to discuss our fabulous 2020 Forecast, B&C’s and The Acta Group’s ...

RCRA Rundown: Hazardous Waste and Sustainable Removal from 2019-12-19T10:00

This week, I sat down with my colleague Christopher Bryant, a Senior Regulatory Consultant here at Bergeson & Campbell. Chris has over 25 years of experience in envir...

Waiting for Lautenberg: A Conversation with Jim Jones from 2019-11-21T10:00

This week, I sat down with Jim Jones, Executive Vice President Strategic Alliances & Industry Relations at the HCPA, or Househ...

How Do We Know if a New Technology Is Safe? from 2019-10-31T09:30

This week, I moderated a spirited discussion with two members of the B&C team:  Sheryl Dolan, a senior regulatory consulta...

Food Quality, New TSCA, and Much More: A Conversation with Lynn R. Goldman, Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health at GWU from 2019-10-10T13:15:34

This week, I sat down with Lynn R. Goldman, M.D.,...

South Korea’s K-REACH: Why it Matters for Everyone with Karin Baron from 2019-09-19T09:00

This week, we have B&C’s and The Acta Group’s Senior Regulatory Consultant, <...

Celebrating the Environmental Law Institute’s 50th Anniversary with President Scott Fulton from 2019-09-05T14:13:14

This week, I sat down with Scott Fulton, President of the Environmental Law Institute, on the occasion of ...

All Things Nano with Lisa E. Friedersdorf, Ph.D. from 2019-08-15T09:00

This week, I sat down with Dr. Lisa E. Friedersdorf, the Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Off...

Food Security and World Hunger with Katherine Meighan, International Fund for Agricultural Development from 2019-07-25T09:30

Last October, at the Annual Meeting of the International Bar Association in Rome, I was fortunate enough to be introduced to Listen

Environmental Compliance and Enforcement with Environmental Integrity Projects’ Eric Schaeffer from 2019-06-20T09:00

This week, I sat down with a highly-regarded member of the environmental NGO community, Eric S...

Inside OCSPP with EPA Assistant Administrator Alexandra Dapolito Dunn from 2019-05-28T09:30

I am so pleased to present a very special guest this week, the Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP): Listen

Innovation and New Chemicals in the TSCA Program from 2019-04-25T09:30

We have a repeat guest this week: fan favorite, Dr. Richard Engler, Bergeson & Campbell’s Director of...

Howard Gutman on What Every CEO Needs to Know Right Now from 2019-04-11T09:30

This week, I invited my friend and business colleague, the former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, Howard Gutman, into the studio to talk about what every C...

A Look Ahead at 2019 with Jim Aidala from 2019-03-28T09:00

This week, I sat down with my colleague Jim Aidala, a Senior Government Affairs Consultant here at the firm, to discuss 2019 and the...

Trade Roundtable with Daniella Taveau and Daniel R. Pearson from 2019-03-14T09:30

This week, we offer something a little different. My colleague Christopher Bryant, a senior regulatory consultant here at the ...

Pesticides: Navigating New Technologies under FIFRA from 2019-02-28T10:30

This week, I sat down with my colleague Sheryl Dolan, a senior regulatory consultant here at Bergeson & Campbell, to discuss all things pesticides: past, pre...

EU Food Contact Materials Legislation from 2019-02-07T10:30

Recently, the European Commission kicked-off a process to evaluate and likely revise the current EU Food Contact Materials (FCM) legislation. Now, this is a big deal for any stakeholders in this...

Biobased Product Regulation from 2019-01-24T10:30

This week, I took part in a roundtable discussion about biobased products with my colleagues Kathleen Roberts and Dr. Rich Engler. Over the last several years, there has been a significant trend...

"Dis-harmonization” of GHS from 2019-01-10T10:30

This week, I sat down with Karin Baron, a senior regulatory consultant here at Bergeson & Campbell and all around expert on chemical product labeling to discuss recent developments pertinent to ...

TSCA and Stalled Innovation from 2018-12-13T10:00

Recently, we published a 3 part article with Bloomberg News entitled: New Chemicals ...

Confidential Business Information under TSCA from 2018-11-29T10:30

This week, I sat down with Dr. Richard Engler, our Director of Chemistry, to discuss Confidential Business Information (CBI). CBI is both a term of art under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TS...

Chemical Regulation in the Middle East from 2018-11-15T05:00

This week, I sat down with Michael Wenk, one of our senior regulatory consultants, to discuss his new book Chemical Regulation in the Middle East. Michael’s book focuses on eight countries in th...

Animal Testing and New TSCA from 2018-11-01T00:44:55

This week, I got to have a roundtable discussion with several of my colleagues about a Strategic Research Plan released by the EPA earlier this summer, outlining their approach to reduc...

Introducing All Things Chemical from 2018-10-23T17:09:31

Hi, this is Lynn Bergeson of Bergeson & Campbell in Washington, D.C. I'm here to announce that we have launched a podcast. It's called All Things Chemical. And whether you are a lawyer in the ch...