FDA Needs Improvement, Says NRC
(9/08) According to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is falling short in discovering potential threats to food safety and preventing outbreaks of foodborne illne...

Latest SPCC Extensions
(9/07) Following a series of changes to regulations covering SPCC plans, which EPA began to issue in 2002, and a series of compliance date extensions for those changes, the Agency is proposing yet again to extend the date by which certain facilities must pr...

GHG Reporting Settlements
(9/07) EPA announced that tentative settlements were reached over six lawsuits filed by industry against the Agency?s mandatory reporting of GHG rule (MRR).

OSHA Targets Severe Violators
(9/03) U.S. OSHA recently launched its Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP), an attempt by the agency to insert more rigor into its often criticized program to take action against violations that place workers at the highest risk of injury or death.

EPA Cleanup Orders Pass Muster
(9/02) Superfund is constitutional and EPA-ordered cleanups do not violate due process, according to the latest ruling in the case out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (General Electric Company v. Jackson).

Oil Spill Workers Need HAZWOPER Training
(9/01) If you are hiring untrained workers to take part in Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup efforts, you?d better think again. As a result of having received numerous reports that supervisors of oil spill workers are not receiving the required rigorous training...

FutureGen 2.0
(8/31) The administration announced $1 billion in Recovery Act funding for FutureGen 2.0. This follows virtual abandonment of the first FutureGen. About $250 million in private investment is also expected for the revitalized project. In total, FutureGen 2.0...

E. Coli in Total Coliform Rule
(8/30) Under a proposed amendment to the federal total coliform rule (TCR), the nation?s 154,000 public water systems (PWSs) would need to adapt to new requirements to control the occurrence of total coliform and monitor water quality.

An Easy Way to Write Your EHS Plans
(8/27) EPA regulations require more than 60 types of written plans in at least 25 categories of activities, from asbestos management plans to underground injection closure plans.

HUD\'s Formaldehyde Proposal
(8/27) As part of a package of proposed amendments to the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking to revise the maximum emissions levels for formaldehyde in particleboard ...

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'); document.write('\r\n FDA Needs Improvement, Says NRC (9/08) According to a new report from the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is falling short in discovering potential threats to food safety and preventing outbreaks of foodborne illne... Latest SPCC Extensions (9/07) Following a series of changes to regulations covering SPCC plans, which EPA began to issue in 2002, and a series of compliance date extensions for those changes, the Agency is proposing yet again to extend the date by which certain facilities must pr... GHG Reporting Settlements (9/07) EPA announced that tentative settlements were reached over six lawsuits filed by industry against the Agency?s mandatory reporting of GHG rule (MRR). OSHA Targets Severe Violators (9/03) U.S. OSHA recently launched its Severe Violators Enforcement Program (SVEP), an attempt by the agency to insert more rigor into its often criticized program to take action against violations that place workers at the highest risk of injury or death. EPA Cleanup Orders Pass Muster (9/02) Superfund is constitutional and EPA-ordered cleanups do not violate due process, according to the latest ruling in the case out of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (General Electric Company v. Jackson). Oil Spill Workers Need HAZWOPER Training (9/01) If you are hiring untrained workers to take part in Gulf Coast oil spill cleanup efforts, you?d better think again. As a result of having received numerous reports that supervisors of oil spill workers are not receiving the required rigorous training... FutureGen 2.0 (8/31) The administration announced $1 billion in Recovery Act funding for FutureGen 2.0. This follows virtual abandonment of the first FutureGen. About $250 million in private investment is also expected for the revitalized project. In total, FutureGen 2.0... E. Coli in Total Coliform Rule (8/30) Under a proposed amendment to the federal total coliform rule (TCR), the nation?s 154,000 public water systems (PWSs) would need to adapt to new requirements to control the occurrence of total coliform and monitor water quality. An Easy Way to Write Your EHS Plans (8/27) EPA regulations require more than 60 types of written plans in at least 25 categories of activities, from asbestos management plans to underground injection closure plans. HUD\'s Formaldehyde Proposal (8/27) As part of a package of proposed amendments to the federal manufactured home construction and safety standards, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is seeking to revise the maximum emissions levels for formaldehyde in particleboard ... '); document.write('
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