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Aug 31, 2016

EPA Creates Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals, Is Accepting Nominations to Help Implement Updated TSCA

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(PAINT.ORG) On August 26, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice for the establishment of a newly-formed Science ...

EPA Proposes Changes to Regulations Governing Significant New Use Rules under TSCA

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published a proposed rule that would revise the regulations governing significant new us...

Paint CoatingsTech Conference to Feature Dedicated Regulatory and Sustainability Focus

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ACA's 2017 CoatingsTech Conference, which will be held March 20-22, 2017 at the Westin Cleveland Downtown in Cleveland, Ohio, will inclu...
Aug 26, 2016

Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Issues Report on OSHA’s Proposed PSM Changes

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(PAINT.ORG) On Aug. 1, the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (SBAR) issued its report on the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Admin...

EPA Seeks Comments on Draft Aquatic Life Ambient Estuarine/Marine Water Quality Criteria for Copper

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(PAINT.ORG) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a July 29-published Federal Register notice, asked for comments on its Draft ...
Jul 27, 2016

​Effective Business Waste Reduction Practices Webinar

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USZWBC Webinar: Effective Business Waste Reduction Practices Thursday, August 11th, 2016 Time: 11:00am-12:00pm PDT/2:00pm-3:00pm EDT Registe...
Jul 20, 2016

How to stop deforestation? Give indigenous people rights to land: U.N. expert

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ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indigenous people are better than governments at preventing forests from being cut and should be seen as...

FINAL WARNING: OSHA to Increase Penalties by Almost 80 Percent Starting August 1

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( PAINT.ORG ) The U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it will be adjusting its penalties under ...

OSHA Delays Effective Date for Enforcing Employees’ Rights to Report Workplace Injuries, Illnesses

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(PAINT.ORG) The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced on July 13 that it is delaying enforcement of the anti-...

Update on California Air Resources Board’s 2015 Data Collection Efforts

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​(PAINT.ORG) California's Air Resources Board (CARB) has been engaged in a data collection effort since 2013 in order to provide the b...

SCAQMD Releases 2016 Air Quality Management Plan

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​California's South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) has published its draft 2016 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP). T...

Workshop: Pollution Prevention and Lean Principles for Food Manufacturers, July 27, Chicago

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​ July 27, 2016, 8 am-5 pm Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building, Lake Huron Room 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 Cost: ...

Measuring the economic and environmental impact of the manufacturing sector in the Great Lakes

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​ The manufacturing sector is an important economic engine within the Great Lakes states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, ...
Jul 19, 2016

EPA targets methane coming from landfills

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The  Environmental Protection Agency  on Friday announced new rules that "solid waste landfill operators must begin capturing methane e...
Jul 14, 2016

64 Women to Sue in Three Japanese Courts Over Health Woes from Cervical Cancer Vaccines

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The Japan Times : A group of lawyers for 64 women who are suffering health problems from cervical cancer vaccines said Tuesday the victims w...
Jul 11, 2016

​S. 2967, National Biodefense Strategy Act of 2016

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S. 2967 would require the President to establish a Biodefense Coordination Council to develop a national strategy to help the federal govern...

Germany may wait 100 years for nuclear waste facility

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Germany will begin searching next year for a site for its nuclear waste storage facility, but it may take more than 100 years to get a s...
Jul 7, 2016

H.R. 5064, Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016

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H.R. 5064 would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to develop a strategy and methods f...

A cheap, simple experiment just found a very effective way to slow deforestation

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​WashingtonPost​: In a convincing new study conducted in Uganda and based on a program sponsored in part by its government, a team of ...
Jul 6, 2016

Will our rapid deforestation cause extinction of food chain

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​ But how are forests on the land different from islands in the sea in terms of species extinction? Figure 1: Extent of Deforestation in Bor...

Webinar on Community Food waste from EPA July 21 at noon CT, featuring cases studies, including Iowa City, IA

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​   Thursday July 21 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST Food: Too Good to Waste - Community Results and Lessons Learned REGISTER HERE for ...

New Report Cites Decrease in TRI Air Emissions for Paint and Coatings Industry

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​PAINT.ORG: A new report documents general downward trends in air emissions by the paint and coatings industry that have resulted from ...