SPECIAL EDITION: NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar – Weds 7/16 2PM ET

Posted on July 7th, 2025 | No Comments »

Next week we will be having our NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/WIAF webinar. We will be discussing the Big Beautiful Bill and America’s $37T National Debt U.S. Debt Clock. Our special guest is one of America’s leading budget experts, the Honorable David M. Walker, Former U.S. Comptroller General.

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
2PM ET

TO JOIN THE WEBINAR CLICK THE ZOOM LINK BELOW
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81225667911?pwd=faSPmUYuUkamnz2AvpBiC0GTnwvQyA.1

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2:00-2:05  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

U.S. Debt Clock

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2:05-2:15 EHS Update
Lynn L. Bergeson
Managing Director
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
NanoBCA EHS Chair
lbergeson@lawbc.com

OECD Publishes Report on Commercial Availability and Current Uses of PFAS and Alternatives in Hydraulic Oils and Lubricants

BIOTech Caucus Will Advance Domestic Bioeconomy and Competitive Posture

WEBINAR: Loper Bright: Has the Demise of Chevron Deference Mattered?, July 15, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT)

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2:15-2:45 The Big Beautiful Bill and 2025-2026 United States Budget
David M. Walker
Former U.S. Comptroller General

Counterpoint: Why Medicaid Reform Is Appropriate
DC Journal – By David M. Walker

New GAO High Risk List Reinforces Old Challenges
Fed Gov Today – YouTube Interview with David M. Walker

Choosing the next comptroller general is too important — don’t play politics
The Hill – By David M. Walker, Opinion Contributor

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2:45-3:00  Q&A

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3:00  Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

Looking forward to our webinar next week.

Vincent Caprio 9/11 First Responder & Advocate Shares His Thoughts with CT Insider

Posted on June 12th, 2025 | No Comments »

9/11 forever changed their lives and health. Now the program meant to help faces uncertainty.

By Cris Villalonga-Vivoni
Staff Writer
June 12, 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S Sen. Richard Blumenthal (left) and Vincent Caprio (right) recently met in Easton on May 23 to discuss the changes on the 9/11 WTC Health Program.
Courtesy of Vincent Caprio

Longtime volunteer firefighter Curtis Andrews remembers seeing the billowing black smoke coming out of the World Trade Center while rushing down the highway that fateful Sept. 11 morning.

An hour before, Andrews was at home in North Haven, enjoying his morning with his wife and two-month-old daughter. Now, he was inside a car reviewing how to treat major bleeding wounds and convincing himself that there were survivors in all the rubble but preparing himself for the worst.

The debris, he recalled, was up to his knees. Andrews was part of a 20-firefighter caravan from North Haven that raced, like many other departments, to lower Manhattan and the area that would become known as “Ground Zero.”

There were fires and buildings with extensive damage. The 1,362-foot South Tower building had been reduced to only about 35 feet. The dense, smokey air made the challenge even harder.

“It was like walking in a fog…Your eyes were getting irritated from all the stuff in it,” Andrews said, noting that he didn’t get a paper respirator until 12 hours into his volunteer work.

Andrews’ job over the next 24 hours included assisting in search and rescue operations, administering food and IVs, and providing support to exhausted and grieving local first responders.

That “fog” they navigated was the visible residue and dust of the collapsed towers, a mixture of over 350 chemical agents, like gasses, glass fibers, jet fuel, asbestos, plastic, pulverized furniture, and other toxic substances. It blanketed the lower parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn in the days and months after the attack, entering residential buildings, schools, and offices, exposing people both indoors and outside.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that 400,000 people were exposed to toxic contaminants, risk of physical injury, and emotionally stressful conditions due to 9/11. However, the long-term health impacts of nearly daily exposure to this toxic dust and air weren’t fully realized until years later.

Although nearly 3,000 people lost their lives during the terror attacks, the CDC reports that nearly 80,000 people have been diagnosed with physical and mental health conditions due to their exposure to dust and trauma since then.

Andrews, 65, said he’s had eight skin cancers removed from his head, scalp, face, shoulder and chest, all caused by exposure to the toxic air. He wasn’t the only one – one firefighter in the caravan developed liver cancer and died, and another is still living with the effects of mercury poisoning.

All of Andrews’ cancers were caught early enough because he had free continuous medical monitoring through the federal World Trade Center Health Program, currently serving more than 140,000 people affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City, the Pentagon and crash site in Pennsylvania.

“We’re in our 20s, 30s, early 40s and we’re healthy. I was in the best shape of my life, then I got skin cancer,” Andrews said. “I insisted that guys get in and get checked… the more eyes that you can get on you with this stuff, potentially, the quicker you can catch something.”

A health program was eventually put into place to help people like Andrews and has been vital in providing health care coverage to thousands across the US is at risk under the new presidential administration, according to public officials and advocates. Around 20% of the 80-person staff helping administer the program, however, have been laid off in the name of cuts and reinstated after bipartisan public outcry twice since March, but their future still remains unclear. Concerns with staff is also coupled with funding uncertainty as a bill aimed at providing more federal funding is stalled in Congress.

The fight for care

The World Trade Center Health Program was established after a lengthy and arduous federal lobbying effort, despite conversations about the toxic dust’s health effects beginning nearly a month after the attack.

Michael Barasch, a 9/11 survivor and longtime attorney who helps others enrolled in the program, said the federal government launched a couple of early versions of the World Trade Center Health Program in the years after 9/11. Still, they were only funded for limited periods. Advocates and survivors lobbied for expanded access to care over the years as more people reported sudden appearances of complex medical conditions.

The sudden death of NYC Detective James Zadroga, who helped in the recovery efforts and one of Barasch’s clients, is what ultimately led to the creation of the program. Barasch said the previously healthy 34-year-old died of pulmonary fibrosis in 2006. An autopsy revealed glass, asbestos, lead, benzene and other carcinogens in his lungs. This provided the evidence needed to link these health issues to exposure and create a more sustained program.

Former President Barack Obama signed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 into law, establishing the federal World Trade Center Health Program and reopening the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Five years later, he signed another law to reauthorize the program for 75 years, which would expire in 2090.

Participants receive specialized care at no cost for specific conditions outlined by the Zadroga Act and rulemaking expansions, including acute traumatic injuries, lung and digestive disorders, all cancers, mental health conditions and musculoskeletal issues. They can then receive free care and annual preventative care from medical providers affiliated with the federal health program.

If a person’s condition isn’t already under the certified categories, they can work with their medical providers through the lengthy certification process, thus becoming eligible for treatment. For some, it has taken years to obtain the necessary approvals to access the program despite ongoing health issues due to an already stretched staff.

Although the program doesn’t reimburse members or health care providers for the costs of cancer treatments received before coverage began, they could be eligible for benefits through the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Administered by the Department of Justice, the fund has different eligibility criteria and application requirements, but applicants must have a certified physical health condition to initiate the process.

The program began with over 61,700 participants and has since grown to over 142,000 nationwide, according to the latest available data. Of them, more than 1,500 are Connecticut residents.

“Even though you’re more likely to develop cancer because of your exposure to all these toxins, you’re less likely to die from those cancers if you’re in the health program,” said Barasch, who has helped over 40,000 people enroll in the program. “When you’re diagnosed early, you can start treatment early. So you’re not starting treatment when you’re already at stage four cancer, but instead, you’re starting treatment when you’re stage one or two.”

It was during his routine checkup that retired New York Assistant County Clerk James Rossetti was diagnosed with prostate cancer six months ago.

On that September morning, Rossetti said he heard the first “horrific” explosions from the New York State Supreme Court, a few blocks away from the World Trade Center. The windows shook so violently that they almost caved in from the pressure, and he assumed the explosion came from the federal prison behind the courthouse.

Rossetti said the building went into an immediate lockdown, dismissing all the visitors and people who came in for jury duty. He and the other employees stayed inside the building until around 11 p.m., when it was assumed no more attacks were coming.

“We were getting reports that bridges were going to be bombed and subways were going to be bombed, and obviously none of that occurred, but we didn’t know that at the time,” Rossetti said. “We really thought that we were protecting our employees to the extent possible. Subsequently, we got severely criticized for keeping them there that long.”

A Norwalk resident, Rossetti, said he drove his car to work that day, so he dropped off a few coworkers at Grand Central since the subways were shut down.

He said they all returned to work the Monday after 9/11 to an eerily quiet city covered in dust and debris and with a horrible, burnt odor everywhere. Over the following six months, Rossetti was part of the team that worked to expedite over 2,500 death certificates of those who died in the attacks so families could start collecting benefits to which they were entitled.

Rossetti said it was “brilliant” that the U.S. government established the fund and health programs as a way to help the victims and avoid years of litigation. He hopes to rely on the programs moving forward after his diagnosis six months ago.

Doctors have already removed the cancerous mass, Rossetti said, and the radiologists are working on a treatment plan moving forward.

“If someone has been harmed through no fault of their own, there should be some form of compensation…in my opinion, that’s what the World Trade Center fund does,” he said.

Despite the benefit it brings, participants of health programs have reported lengthy waits as they work to certify their conditions through a bureaucratic rabbit hole.

Easton resident Vincent Caprio estimates that it took him over 1,000 hours to certify his five diagnosed conditions: cancer, respiratory disease, GERD, sinus issues and PTSD.

Caprio was at a conference at the Mariott World Trade Center when he heard the first plane go overhead right before hitting the tower. He said he received training in large disaster and mass casualty situations as a conference organizer and ran out to help direct people escaping the towers or assisting others with injuries to a care triage. 

He returned to Ground Zero a few days later and volunteered over 400 hours of cleanup over the next few months. Once he had access to it, the resources the health program offered aided significantly in his recovery journey, particularly in terms of physical and mental health.   

“I’m doing well. I’m not the person I was like five years ago,” he said. “I couldn’t even… even talk (about 9/11).”

Caprio added that accessing funds from the bank is often another bureaucratic issue until access is approved. 

“However many people they have answering the phone, they need twice as many people,” he said. “I say it all the time – they treat us like defendants in a criminal trial. We’re not your defendants. We’re the plaintiffs. We’re the victims.”

Ongoing cuts

The health program has continued to expand over the years, including under the first Trump Administration, which is why the recent sudden cuts and changes to an already small agency came as a shock to the entire community.

 In February, around 16 people, or 20% of the staff, lost their jobs as part of DOGE probationary employee culling to reduce and restructure the federal government.  Although all the staff were rehired following public outcry, another round of terminations came in April. This time, however, it was at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, a CDC division focused on work-related illnesses that operates the 9/11 health program.

Of the over 300 cuts made at the institute, 16 health program staff were let go, including Trump-appointed Dr. John Howard, the longtime institute director and administrator of the 9/11 program. The staff was reinstated once again after bipartisan public outcry, but it remains unclear whether their rehiring was permanent.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal‘s office stated that they have not received any updates from the newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, after sending him a letter demanding answers regarding the staffing changes.

“Nobody knows whether these doctors are going to be permanently rehired or not, and even if they are, there was already a short staffing of this program,” Barasch said. “It now takes eight months to get an appointment. When you have cancer, eight months can be the difference between life and death.”

The program also still faces a significant budget shortfall, needing $3 billion in immediate federal funding to stabilize operations and meet rising health needs in the years ahead. NBC News reported that a bipartisan bill introduced to fund the program until it expires in 2090 is currently stalled in Congress.

Barasch said since the staffing changes started, more and more people are having difficulty accessing the program and the compensation fund. For example, none of the 508 people he helped enroll in the World Trade Center Health Program had their conditions certified. The Victim Compensation Fund is also providing smaller awards or are being delayed.

In the letter Blumenthal and three other senators sent to Kennedy, legislators stated that the upheaval of the program resulted in over 1,200 patients already receiving coverage that couldn’t be approved due to a lack of staff and leadership.

“They’re not rejected; they’re just no action has been taken on their file, on their application, because there’s nobody there to do it,” Barasch said.

That’s what happened to Stratford resident Ira Bindman, a longtime English teacher and mentor at Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan.

Bindman wasn’t working on the morning of 9/11, finding out about the attack while watching the news at the gym. In the following days, he and the students were relocated to a school in the Bronx during the early cleanup efforts.

They were back in their original building by October, and classes resumed as usual. Bindman said he remembers seeing the dense dust spilling out behind the trucks, driving debris from Ground Zero past his school and out of the city nearly every day.

Over the last 10 years, Bindman has developed multiple skin cancers, like Basal Cell, Squamous Cell and eventually Melanoma.

“I went and had it cut out. But since I had the other cancers and then this very serious cancer, I was sort of freaking out,” he said.

As of a few weeks ago, Bindman, 81, stated that he had received the necessary certifications to apply for and benefit from the compensation fund. He estimates that it took a total of two to three years to obtain the certifications.

However, with the fiscal culling and staffing uncertainty, Bindman is unsure whether any payment from the fund will ultimately be made.

“People have suffered and deserved to be compensated. That money was allocated to compensate people who have had their lives changed,” he said. “A cancer diagnosis is not something to be smeared at. That’s serious stuff that kills you or could.”

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Cris Villalonga-Vivoni
Health Equity Reporter

Cris Villalonga-Vivoni, also known as CV, is the health equity beat reporter for the Record-Journal and a Report for America corps member since 2022. Originally from Puerto Rico, they have a BA in English from Boston College and an MS in Journalism from Northwestern University. They previously worked as a Field Foundational Fellow at the Windy City Times, a Chicago-based LGBTQ+ newspaper. When not working, they can be found playing board games with friends or cuddling their cat on the couch.

 

 

 

NanoBCA Recommends: TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later, June 25, 2025, via livestream

Posted on June 12th, 2025 | No Comments »

The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) recommends:

TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Via livestream

 

 

 

 

 

For complimentary registration, visit the ELI registration page:
https://www.eli.org/events/tsca-reform-nine-years-later

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health are pleased to present “TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later” on June 25, 2025. This complimentary virtual conference marks the ninth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Annual Conference. As with our previous TSCA events, a stellar faculty of speakers from government, non-governmental organizations, industry, and academia will convene to inform, analyze, discuss, and debate the most pressing issues related to TSCA with regulatory practitioners and other stakeholder attendees. With a new Trump Administration and the relentless pace of regulatory developments related to implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg), there are many issues to consider and problems to solve.

Register Today 

Agenda (subject to change):
All times Eastern.
June 25, 2025

8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.
Welcome
Madison Calhoun, Senior Manager, Educational Programs, Environmental Law Institute

8:35 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Setting the Stage — An Overview of Today’s Program
Nine years after enactment of Lautenberg, who would have guessed its implementation and the state of chemical safety remain the subject of considerable uncertainty and legal debate. This discussion will set the stage for a day of stimulating but respectful debate on the state of TSCA play and the big issues that remain unresolved.
Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Robert M. Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Panel 1: Risk Management
Robert M. Sussman, Principal, Sussman & Associates, Moderator
Keith Bradley, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Ryan J. Carra, Ph.D., Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
Jonathan Kalmuss-Katz, Staff Attorney, Earthjustice
Randy S. Rabinowitz, Executive Director, OSH Law Project, LLC

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Panel 2: Risk Evaluation
Mark N. Duvall, Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Moderator
Rashmi Joglekar, Ph.D., Associate Director of Science & Policy, University of California San Francisco, Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Andrew Maier, Ph.D., Principal Health Scientist, Integral Consulting Inc.
Tosh Sagar, Senior Attorney, Earthjustice
Karyn M. Schmidt, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Panel 3: New Chemical Review
Greg Schweer, Principal, Environmental Consulting, LLC, Moderator
Kyla Bennett, Director of Science Policy; Northeast & Mid-Atlantic Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Lawrence E. Culleen, Partner, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP
Maria J. Doa, Ph.D., Senior Director, Chemical Policy, Environmental Defense Fund
Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch and Keynote Address: TSCA Implementation: An EPA Perspective
Introduction by Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health; Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health
Remarks by Nancy B. Beck, Ph.D., Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Panel 4: Plastics Production, Use, and Recycling: Key TSCA Considerations
Martha E. Marrapese, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP, Moderator
Ross Eisenberg, President, America’s Plastic Makers™
Eve C. Gartner, Director of Crosscutting Toxics Strategies, Earthjustice
Jeff Gold, Founder and CTO, Nexus Circular
Jessie M. Kneeland, Ph.D., Principal Scientist, Gradient® Corporation
Renee Sharp, Director, Plastics and Petrochemical Advocacy, Environmental Health, Natural Resources Defense Council

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Panel 5: Chronic Disease: What Role Chemicals Play
Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.S., M.P.H., Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health; Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, Moderator
Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S., Scientist Emeritus and Former Director National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and National Toxicology Program; Scholar in Residence, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University
Paolo Boffetta, M.D., M.P.H., Stony Brook Cancer Center

3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Panel 6: TSCA Reform Redux: Change Beyond Fee Reauthorization?
Daniel Savery, Senior Legislative Representative, Earthjustice, Moderator
Jerry Couri, Senior Policy Director, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers
Liz Hitchcock, Director, Federal Policy Program, Toxic-Free Future
Daniel Rosenberg, Director, Federal Toxics Policy, Environmental Health, Natural Resources Defense Council
Kimberly Wise White, Ph.D., Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, American Chemistry Council

4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks and Adjournment
Jordan Diamond, President, Environmental Law Institute
For complimentary registration, visit the ELI registration page: https://www.eli.org/events/tsca-reform-nine-years-later

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We hope you will be able to participate on June 25th!

Thank You to All Veterans Who Sacrificed for Our Freedom

Posted on May 27th, 2025 | No Comments »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To all Men and Women who Sacrificed, We Remember You on Memorial Day.

I had the honor of meeting with Senator Blumenthal on Friday in Easton CT. We discussed the struggle of Veterans and First Responders in their Senior Years.

My father, Vincent S. Caprio, Sr., was a Korean War DAV and his identical Twin Brother was Colonel Daniel Caprio. My father and the Colonel were Advocates for Veterans till their passing. My first cousins, Dan Caprio, Fred Caprio and I continue our Advocacy for Veterans.

Once again, thank you to all Veterans who sacrificed for our freedom.

SPECIAL EPA EDITION: NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar – Weds 5/21 2PM ET

Posted on May 19th, 2025 | No Comments »

This week will be having our NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/WIAF webinar. We will be having our yearly EPA presentation led by Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Director of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., one of America’s leading authorities on this subject. Each year, Lynn presents to our members a comprehensive overview of the Environmental Protection Agency’s guidance. The most significant changes of our lifetime are being implemented by Lee Zeldin, the new EPA Director and the Trump Administration. As always, we are honored to have Lynn address these changes and their impact on our nanotechnology and water communities.

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
2PM ET
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84250491476?pwd=LRIHKPPwSrwPbZ4nzU65XXxa4tm8uw.1

Please mute your line if you are not speaking.  Thank you.

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2:00-2:05  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

U.S. National Debt Clock: Real Time

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2:05-2:45 EPA 2025 Update
Lynn L. Bergeson
Managing Director
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
NanoBCA EHS Chair
lbergeson@lawbc.com

When States Step In: PFAS Policy Innovation or Fragmentation?

HCPA’s 2025 Mid-Year Meeting, June 22-25, 2025, Washington, D.C.

29th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, June 23-26, 2025, Pittsburgh, PA

TSCA Reform – Nine Years Later, June 25, 2025, via livestream

EUON Publishes Nanopinion on Enhancing the Regulatory Application of NAMs to Assess Nanomaterial Risks in the Food and Feed Sector

PFAS Updates: What’s Happening in the U.S. and EU, May 13, 2025, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EDT), via webinar

Setting the Record Straight: New Chemical Review Needs Scientists

DOJ Moves for Voluntary Dismissal of Its Appeal of Decision Finding that Section 230 Offers Immunity to Online Retailers

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2:45 Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $250

ACADEMIC/YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP $100

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar 4/16 2PM ET

Posted on April 16th, 2025 | No Comments »

Today on our NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/WIAF webinar, we will be discussing NM PFAS statute and CUUs led by Carla N. Hutton, Regulatory Analyst at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
2PM ET

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AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

 


2:00-2:15  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Announces Closure of $4M Biden-EPA Museum, Saving Over $600,000 Taxpayer Funds Annually
US EPA

High levels of toxic chemicals found in paper receipts
The Hill

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2:15-2:45 EHS Update
Carla N. Hutton
Regulatory Analyst
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
chutton@lawbc.com

NSF Announces PFAS-Free Certification for Nonfood Compounds and Food Equipment Materials 

EPA Argues for Remand of Final Rule Amending Risk Evaluation Framework

EU Advocate General Recommends Overturning Decision Annulling Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Titanium Dioxide 

Reorganize EPA? A Very Old Idea 

GlobalChem, April 14-16, 2025, Washington, D.C. 

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2:45 Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $250

ACADEMIC/YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP $100

SPECIAL EPA EDITION: NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar – Weds 4/16 2PM ET

Posted on April 14th, 2025 | No Comments »

This week on our NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/WIAF webinar, we will be having our Annual EPA Presentation led by Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Director of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., one of America’s leading authorities on this subject. Each year, Lynn presents to our members a comprehensive overview of the Environmental Protection Agency’s guidance. The most significant changes of our lifetime are being implemented by Lee Zeldin, the new EPA Director and the Trump Administration. Lynn will address these changes and their impact on our nanotechnology and water communities.

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
2PM ET

TO JOIN THE WEBINAR CLICK THE ZOOM LINK BELOW
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83299225801

Please mute your line if you are not speaking.  Thank you.

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AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 


2:00-2:05  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

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2:05-2:45 EPA 2025 Update
Lynn L. Bergeson
Managing Director
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
NanoBCA EHS Chair
lbergeson@lawbc.com

NSF Announces PFAS-Free Certification for Nonfood Compounds and Food Equipment Materials 

EPA Argues for Remand of Final Rule Amending Risk Evaluation Framework

EU Advocate General Recommends Overturning Decision Annulling Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Titanium Dioxide 

Reorganize EPA? A Very Old Idea 

GlobalChem, April 14-16, 2025, Washington, D.C.

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2:45-3:00  Q&A

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3:00  Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $250

ACADEMIC/YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP $100

Looking forward to our webinar this week.

SPECIAL EDITION: NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar – Weds 3/26 2PM ET

Posted on March 18th, 2025 | No Comments »

Next week we will be having our NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/WIAF webinar. We will be discussing the year-end 9/30/2025 United States Budget recently passed by Congress. Our special guest is one of America’s leading budget experts, the Honorable David M. Walker, Former U.S. Comptroller General. David will be providing insights into our $36 Trillion National Debt. U.S. Debt Clock

PLEASE NOTE: WEBINAR CANNOT BE ACCESSED THROUGH GOOGLE MEET. PLEASE ACCESS THROUGH THE GOTOMEETNG LINK/PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED BELOW.

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
2:00-3:00PM ET

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/830888869

You can also dial in using your phone.
Access Code: 830-888-869
United States: +1 (872) 240-3212

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AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:00-2:05  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

Senate passes government funding bill
Politico

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2:05-2:20 EHS Update
Lynn L. Bergeson
Managing Director
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
NanoBCA EHS Chair
lbergeson@lawbc.com

EU Advocate General Recommends Overturning Decision Annulling Harmonized Classification and Labeling of Titanium Dioxide

EPA Reschedules SACC Meetings to Consider 1,3-Butadiene Draft Risk Evaluation, Will Issue Supplement

EPA Extends Comment Period on Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation for DCHP

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2:20-2:45 United States Budget Overview
Discussion of 2024-2025 U.S. Budget and the proposed legislation for the 2025-2026 Budget
David M. Walker
Former U.S. Comptroller General

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2:45-3:00  Q&A

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3:00  Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

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Looking forward to our webinar next week.

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar Weds 2/19 2PM ET

Posted on February 12th, 2025 | No Comments »

On our next NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)/WIAF webinar we will be discussing the changes proposed by the new EPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin.

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
2:00-3:00PM ET

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AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:00-2:05  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

Lee M. Zeldin Sworn in as 17th EPA Administrator
EPA

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2:05-2:20 EHS Update
Carla N. Hutton
Regulatory Analyst
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
chutton@lawbc.com

What’s New with New Approach Methodologies: A Webinar,
February 13, 2025
11:00am-12:30 pm ET

Environmental Law 2025: Tackling the Issues in a Pivotal Year
February 20-21, 2025
Washington, DC and via webcast

TSCA Developments 2025 Webinar
February 27, 2025

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2:20-2:45 State of the Water Industry
Alan Hinchman
Chief Revenue Officer
GrayMatter Systems
ahinchman@graymattersystems.com 

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2:45-3:00  Q&A

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3:00  Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $250 

ACADEMIC/YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP $100

NanoBCA/WIAF Webinar Weds 1/29 2PM ET

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Last week I witnessed my 13th Inaugural Address. President Trump has issued numerous Executive Orders which will have an effect on our Nanotechnology Community and the Water Industry. In 2025 we will have many Public Policy discussions.

AGENDA

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:00-2:05  Opening Remarks
Vincent Caprio
Executive Director
NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA)
vincentcaprio@nynanobusiness.org

Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions
The White House

Tracking Trump’s executive orders: What he’s signed so far
Axios

Register for NanoEducators Quarterly NNI Forum
Teacher’s Guide on Materials’ Self-Assembly
Thursday, January 30, 2025
6:30 PM ET

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2:05-2:20 EHS Update
Lynn L. Bergeson
Managing Director
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
NanoBCA EHS Chair
lbergeson@lawbc.com

3E Internal Evolve Leadership Event, February 3, 2025, Arlington, VA

2025 Forecast for U.S. Federal and International Chemical Regulatory Policy

House Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Toxic Substances Control Act for January 22, 2025

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2:20-2:45  Navigating the Path to Thoughtful Leadership
Transact Transform Transcend: Becoming a Thoughtful Leader: Stories from the Journey
Are you ready to be . . . better?

Navigating the path to becoming a better, more thoughtful, leader requires an understanding and awareness of how individuals grow and evolve, how everyday transactions can morph into significant transformations, and how mindset, intent, and an informed heartfelt approach can drive organization value.

Ken Russell, PhD
Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Author
drkenrussell@gmail.com

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2:45-3:00  Q&A 

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3:00  Conclusion

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Our monthly webinars address topics involving the relationship between the science of nanotechnology and Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), US Legislation, Education, Finance, Manufacturing and Foreign Policy. One of the benefits of NanoBCA membership is access to our previous webinars with America’s leading scientists and engineers.

INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP $250 

ACADEMIC/YOUNG PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP $100

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