A Glimpse of Things to Come: OSHA’s Soon to Be Updated Hazard Communication Standard In the Trump Administration’s Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Regulatory Agenda) issued on October 17, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a Proposed Rule Stage item titled […]
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Nov 2, 2018
Biobased and Renewable Products Update
Biobased and Renewable Products Update November 1, 2018 Federal Green Groups Petition EPA To Monitor Prairies For Biofuels On October 30, 2018, Earthjustice and the Clean Air Task Force submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a petition “to amend its ‘aggregate compliance’ approach to the definition of biomass […]
October 31, 2018 Presidential Memorandum on Western Water Issues Gives Direction to Agencies on Environmental Review for Major Water Projects On October 19, 2018, President Trump issued a “Presidential Memorandum on Promoting the Reliable Supply and Delivery of Water in the West” in an effort to streamline the environmental review […]
Nov 2, 2018
“Common Control” in States
“Common Control” in the States October 30, 2018 | John Evans The June 2, 2017, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court decision in National Fuel Gas Midstream Corp. v. Pennsylvania Dep’t of Envt’l Protection, No. 116 C.D. 2016 (“Trout Run”), may have finally shown a way out of the seemingly never-ending disputes that arise when determining what […]
Nov 2, 2018
Prop 65: Uncertainty For Business and Consumers
Effective August 30, 2018, California’s new Prop 65 regulations require consumers receive more detailed information about possible exposure to over 900 listed chemicals. The recently amended “clear and reasonable” warning requirements expand consumer notifications adding the identification of specific chemicals as well as warnings applicable to internet and catalog […]