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Written by Kara Sissell, Chemical Week’s expert regulatory journalist, you get extensive proprietary insights, and coverage of those legal and regulatory issues that have the greatest impact on the chemical industry. Read interviews with industry executives, experts, attorneys, scientists, lawmakers, and industry critics. Also, find out legislation, proposed rules, white papers, industry statistics, and reports from government organizations, including the GAO, OHSA, EPA’s Inspector General offices, the UN Environment Program and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change make Chemical Week’s Regulatory Watch your comprehensive legislative and regulatory resource.
Sample of topics covered:
Chemicals Management, including the complex REACH law implementation progress, and proposed changes to TSCA, as well as international efforts to devise a Global Product Stewardship program that will result in a base set of risk and hazard data for high priority chemicals.
Climate Change and Emissions Trading—A stated priority of the Obama administration, the EU chemical groups, with the only international emission trading program, have a lot of legislative advice to offer U.S. groups, and it’s covered in depth in Chemical Week’s Regulatory Watch.
Product safety issues have dominated industry concerns, and Chemical Week’s Regulatory Watch tracks the necessary state, federal, and retailer efforts to restrict product content, including bans or restrictions related to bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates, peflourinated compounds (PFCs).
Pesticide/GMO approvals and developments in the U.S., EU, South America and Asia are examined, as well as the diverse consumer confidence and purchasing trends related to GMOs.
Legal activity, including coverage of the large number of class action and other lawsuits in the U.S. stemming from workplace safety, lead paint, accidental releases, hazardous waste disposal, contentious Superfund liability suits, and of course asbestos.
Nanotechnology: Read discussion of emerging regulatory issues related to the nanotechnology, including efforts by individual companies and regulators to address an issue that could become “the next asbestos” if potential health risks are not properly evaluated.
Retailer/Consumer Trends: Since Wal-Mart started launching “green” initiatives, the chemical industry has no choice but to recognize and meet these demands. Find out how retailers, electronics firms and others limit and control specific substances, and what is needed to deal with these initiatives.
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