The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to host a virtual training session that serves as important news for legal professionals with a focus on environmental regulation. The training will center on the agency’s high throughput toxicokinetic (HTTK) R package. Additionally, it will unfold over two days as part of its New Approach Methods (NAM) Training Program.
This initiative by the EPA is seen as a part of the broader context of implementing a new approach to training in the environmental regulation field. Since the crisis of Covid-19 public-health mandates, there has been an increasing shift towards online workshops and seminars.
The HTTK R package, a large component of this training session, serves as an effective tool for estimating chemical exposure. Legal professionals have noted the rapid increase in the use of such tools, as they facilitate better decision-making processes in environmental law and policy.
Whilst the details of the virtual training are limited without the full article published by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., the given information underlines the importance of this event to those in the field of environmental law and policy. A virtual training on such an important tool as HTTK R package demonstrates the EPA’s commitment to support law and policy makers in the time of the remote work shift.
For more details and updates on this training, follow this link to the original brief by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.