EPA has finalized a rule that will exclude certain wastes from federal regulatory requirements governing the storage, transportation, and burning of hazardous waste. The changes to the... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/16046.html
California regulators have approved the state’s plan for reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) to 1990 levels by 2020, a program some lawmakers say should be used by president-elect... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/16047.html
Pesticide manufacturers are urging Canada’s Ontario province to drop plans that would prohibit the sale and use of certain pesticides used for cosmetic or non-essential purposes... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/16048.html
The Bush administration stands little chance of finalizing an industry-backed proposal aimed at overhauling OSHA’s risk assessment process before the next administration takes... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15905.html
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued its analysis of current cap-and-trade programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions. Lawmakers had asked GAO to... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15906.html
The Natural Resources Defense Council and Public Citizen have sued the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC; Washington) to reverse a federal decision allowing toys containing... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15907.html
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) says it “cannot predict the response time during the final hours of the pre-registration period” today due to unprecedented... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15632.html
The European Chemical Agency’s (ECHA; Helsinki) online application system for the pre-registration phase of the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (Reach)... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15148.html
A coalition of businesses and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has developed an initiative to promote the widespread adoption of the use of safer chemicals in consumer products... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15007.html
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) at Lowell has released an online database that enables users to track state chemical regulations, a tool that the university researchers say is... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15008.html
President Bush has signed a rail safety bill into law that will allocate $1.6 billion for an enhanced rail safety program during the next five years. The bill mandates that positive... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15009.html
The United Nations (UN) is considering adding endosulfan, tributyl tin, and chrysotile asbestos to its trade watch list. The Prior Informed Consent (PIC) list does not... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/15010.html
The governments of Italy and Poland, and of six eastern European countries, attending a summit meeting in Brussels today, called on the European Union (EU) to delay its far-reaching... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14781.html
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA; Helsinki) has listed 15 substances of very high concern (SVHC) that “may” become subject to the authorization phase of the European... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14709.html
The European Parliament’s environment committee has voted to adopt the European Commission’s proposed legislation to toughen the European Union (EU) emissions trading... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14678.html
ECHA has published a statement calling on Reach applicants to “reflect upon their pre-registration strategy” and not to unnecessarily pre-register chemical substances... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14664.html
The chemical sector expects both drawbacks and opportunities from climate change regulation but anticipates that costs will outweigh the possible advantages, according to the Carbon... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14479.html
The first mandatory U.S. cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from electric utilities took effect last week for 10 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. The program... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14480.html
The European Union’s (EU) proposal to auction off greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions permits for the next phase of the region’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) from 2013 through... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14401.html
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