http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 6 Sep 2008 21:39:11 EDT The General Accounting Office (GAO; Washington) says that EPA’s inspector general (IG) should have permanent oversight of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB; Washington)... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14069.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Canadian officials have listed four chemicals as toxic to humans under a government plan that requires officials to evaluate the safety of up to 30 “high priority” substances every three... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14070.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT Texas Attorney General (AG) Greg Abbott (R.) says LyondellBasell subsidiaries Equistar Chemicals and Millennium Petrochemicals have agreed to split a $6.5 million fine to resolve an enforcement... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/14071.html Mon, 8 Sep 2008 0:00:00 EDT A federal court has thrown out an EPA rule that forbids states from strengthening certain emission-monitoring requirements that fail to assure that facilities comply with the Clean Air Act. The... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/13802.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC; Washington) has sued EPA to obtain scientific studies that were part of the agency’s 2003 conditional approval of Bayer CropScience’s... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/13803.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT EPA has designated butylated triphenyl phosphate (BTP) as a medium-priority chemical under its high-production volume (HPV) testing program, which assesses the potential hazards that a chemical... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/13804.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT Lawmakers have asked Bush Administration officials to withdraw a proposed workplace exposure rule that they say the Labor Department is trying to secretly push through in the final days of the... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/13663.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT The European Commission has proposed revisions to the EU’s regulations for restricting ozone-depleting substances. The revisions would align the EU’s regulations with recent changes... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/13664.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT EPA has proposed an interim policy that offers reduced penalties to companies that have recently acquired regulated facilities, providing that the new owners conduct audits and disclose any... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/13665.html Mon, 18 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT President Bush has signed into law legislation that will ban  six phthalates in products intended for children under the age of 12. The phthalate restrictions are part of a broader bill to... http://www.chemweek.com/sections/regulatory/13671.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 0:00:00 EDT