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July 27, 2007
The California Air Resources Board (Carb; Sacramento) has enacted rules to phase out the use of perchloroethylene (perc) in dry cleaners by 2023. The state will prevent purchase of dry...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/California-to-Phase-Out-Perc-in-Dry-Cleaners_5624.html July 26, 2007
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring the sale of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) alfalfa seeds effective immediately. The judge upheld a request by...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Judge-Halts-Sale-of-GM-Alfalfa-Seeds_5896.html July 26, 2007
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel reviewing the health effects of bisphenol A (BPA) has dismissed consulting firm Sciences International (SI; Alexandria, VA) from its work on...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Institute-Dismisses-BPA-Consultants-After-Alleged-Conflict-of-Interest_5897.html July 26, 2007
A bipartisan group of senators has introduced legislation to boost science and technology funding in what the lawmakers say is an effort to help the U.S. maintain its edge in those...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Senators-Introduce-Technology-and-Innovation-Bill_5898.html July 26, 2007
Senate Environment and Energy Committee chairman Jeff Bingaman (D., NM) says he plans to use comments from a recent roundtable discussion with industry, EU officials, and consultants...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EU-Officials-Advise-U-S-Senate-on-Emissions-Trading_6029.html July 26, 2007
the U.S. tort litigation system costs the nation $865 billion/year, including indirect costs of R&D spending and health care, says a recent study conducted by the Pacific Research...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Study-Tallies-Tort-Litigations-Effect-on-Innovation_6030.html July 26, 2007
EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) report, released last month, shows that TRI releases rose 2.4% in 2005, the most recent year for which information is available. Total...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-TRI-Report-Shows-Slight-Increase-in-2005_6031.html July 25, 2007
Total Petrochemical will pay $2.9 million in penalties, and has agreed to complete a $37-million pollution control upgrade at its Port Arthur, TX facility to resolve air violations...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Total-Settles-with-EPA-for-Texas-Air-Violations_6332.html July 25, 2007
EPA says it is seeking comment on proposed risk-reduction measures to control occupational and bystander exposure to five soil fumigant pesticides including: methyl bromide, metam...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Seeks-Comment-on-Soil-Fumigant-Risks_6333.html July 25, 2007
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has passed four bipartisan energy bills, including two carbon sequestration bills, a biofuels bill, and an energy efficiency bill. ACC...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Senate-Panel-Advances-Carbon-Bills_6334.html July 25, 2007
Senators Joe Biden (D., DE) and Richard Lugar (R., IN) have introduced a resolution calling for the U.S. to return to international negotiations on climate change. The resolution calls...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Lawmakers-Seek-U-S-Return-to-Climate-Talks_5487.html July 25, 2007
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS; Washington) has recommended that the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) withdraw a proposal that would have overhauled how federal...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Science-Panel-Tells-OMB-to-Withdraw-Risk-Guideines_5486.html July 25, 2007
President Bush has issued an executive order intended to start the process for increasing automotive fuel efficiency standards, and for mandating increased alternative fuel use. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Bush-Advances-Regulations-on-CO2-from-Automobiles_6422.html July 25, 2007
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee will hold a hearing this week on President Bush’s nomination of Michael Baroody to head the federal Consumer Product...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Senate-to-Review-Product-Safety-Nominee_6423.html July 25, 2007
Arkema says EPA has granted it an experimental use permit for a new soil fumigant, called Paladin, which the company says is an “attractive substitute for methyl bromide.”...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/EPA-Okays-Trials-for-Arkema-Methyl-Bromide-Alternative_6424.html July 25, 2007
The White House has withdrawn two key EPA appointments due to criticism from Democrats in Congress who had expressed concern that the nominees would be too industry friendly, sources...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Bush-Withdraws-Two-EPA-Nominations_6254.html July 25, 2007
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has dropped restrictions on bisphenol A (BPA) from its “toxic toy” ban, and has made the amended law applicable to phthalates only...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/San-Francisco-Drops-BPA-Limits-from-Toxic-Toy-Law_6253.html July 25, 2007
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA; Washington) says it has created a “National Emphasis Program” for investigating worker exposure to diacetyl, an...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Feds-Step-Up-Inspections-for-Popcorn-Packaging-Plants_6252.html July 25, 2007
Representative Maurice Hinchey (D., NY) has introduced legislation that would reinstate the Superfund tax charged to oil and chemical companies that expired December 31, 1995. The...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Hinchey-Renews-Push-for-Corporate-Superfund-Tax_6251.html July 25, 2007
Advocates from environmental, public health, and industry groups testified before a Maryland House hearing last week about a bill seeking to ban use of phthalates and bisphenol A (BPA)...http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/Maryland-Bill-Seeks-to-Ban-BPA-and-Phthalates-in-Certain-Products_5866.html |
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