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Displaying 241 - 260 of 302 stories.
August 1, 2007
DuPont and Environmental Defense (ED; Washington) released a set of tools last week to evaluate and address the environmental, health, and safety risks of nanomaterials. The framework...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/DuPont-and-ED-Release-Nano-Risk-Guide_6726.html July 31, 2007
EPA has released its list of 73 proposed substances it plans to test for potential to disrupt the endocrine system, which is associated with some neurological and developmental health...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Releases-Candidates-for-Endocrine-Screening-List_6672.html July 31, 2007
The Sierra Club (Washington) and several other groups have petitioned EPA to restrict use of nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs). The groups say EPA should phase out some...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Sierra-Club-Asks-EPA-to-Ban-NPEs-in-Commercial-and-Household-Detergents_6581.html July 31, 2007
House lawmakers have drafted a bill that would prevent states from enacting laws requiring greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reductions from automobiles. Lawmakers held a hearing on the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Bill-Would-Prevent-States-from-Enacting-CO2-Regulations-for-Autos_6580.html July 31, 2007
The California assembly has passed a bill that would ban phthalates in certain toys and child care products beginning in 2009. Assemblywoman Fiona Ma (D., San Francisco) introduced the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/California-Assembly-Narrowly-Passes-Toy-Bill_6582.html July 30, 2007
EPA has approved a request by Clorox for permission to post information about the company’s contributions to charities on certain product labels regulated under pesticide laws...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Allows-Clorox-to-Promote-its-Donations-to-Charities-on-Pesticide-Labels_5547.html July 30, 2007
A federal judge heard oral arguments last week in a lawsuit brought by CSX against a District of Columbia (D.C.) ordinance requiring hazmat rail shipments to be rerouted around the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Oral-Arguments-Heard-in-D-C-Hazmat-Rerouting-Case_5546.html July 30, 2007
House and Senate lawmakers took steps last week to restrict access to federal permits for offshore oil and gas drilling, drawing criticism from industry executives who say access to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Congress-Moves-to-Restrict-Access-to-Offshore-Gas-Drilling_6638.html July 30, 2007
EPA has issued the 2007 “critical use” exemptions to the ban on methyl bromide, which will be used by strawberry and tomato growers, as well as for commodity fumigation...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Methyl-Bromide-Exemptions-Issued_5354.html July 30, 2007
EPA says it has fined Syngenta $1.5 million for accidentally selling and distributing corn seed that contained the unregistered pesticide Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt 10). “While...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Fines-Syngenta-$1-5-Million_5353.html July 30, 2007
The Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA; Washington) has petitioned EPA to end its exemption of chemical-free pesticide products from efficacy testing requirements under the...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Group-Asks-EPA-to-End-Exemption-for-Chemical-Free-Pesticides_5352.html July 30, 2007
The City of Cincinnati filed a lawsuit late last year against former lead-based paint manufacturers, claiming that remediation and health problems stemming from exposure to the paint...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Cincinnati-Sues-over-Lead-Paint-New-Law-Prevents-Future-Suits_5351.html July 30, 2007
Chemicals Legislation: Is the Industry Ready? A large number of chemical firms will come to grips with the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Reach_5324.html July 30, 2007
Industry Braces for Change in Control of Congress The chemical industry will have its hands full this year dealing with anticipated policy changes in Congress, as well as scores of...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Washington_5322.html July 30, 2007
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposed chemical plant security regulations requiring high-risk chemical plants to assess site vulnerability and draft security plans. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/DHS-Plant-Security-Rules-Would-Restrict-State-Laws_5286.html July 27, 2007
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC; Brussels) has released its final report on the latest science on climate change, saying there is clear evidence that at least part...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/IPCC-Climate-Change-Report-Cites-Human-Role_6078.html July 27, 2007
The National Institutes of Health (NIH; Bethesda, MD) says it will investigate all toxicology program contracts to examine potential ties to industry. The action follows the dismissal...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/NIH-Broadens-Conflict-of-Interest-Inquiry_6079.html July 27, 2007
The Bush administration has pushed through the nomination of a controversial Office of Management and Budget (OMB) official, using a Congressional “recess appointment” to...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Bush-Appoints-Dudley-to-Run-OMB-Office-Through-2008_6080.html July 27, 2007
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to reject EPA’s argument that the agency is not authorized by the Clean Air Act to regulate carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from automobile...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Supreme-Courts-CO2-Decision-to-Influence-Wide-Range-of-Lawsuits_6111.html July 27, 2007
ACC and other chemical trade groups have asked U.S. lawmakers to consider that climate change legislation must include energy policy initiatives aimed at curbing spikes in natural gas...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Industry-Says-Bill-Must-Weigh-Effect-on-Natural-Gas-Costs_6000.html |
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