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On June 20, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a 7–2 ruling in Diamond Alternative Energy v. EPA, granting fuel producers “standing” to challenge the EPA’s 2022 approval of California’s vehicle emissions standards waiver. At the simplest level, standing means the legal right to bring a lawsuit. Legally, the concept of Article III standing comes […]
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we examine how to deal with common workplace injuries. Some workplace injuries can be tragic, like amputations, severe burns, and fatal falls, and more frequent or common worker injuries can result in costly workers’ compensation […]
On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) laid down rules to resolve split circuit court opinions, determining which EPA Clean Air Act (CAA) cases should be heard by regional district courts and which must be heard by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Before making its determination, SCOTUS heard two cases: The […]
The president’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget for the EPA totals $4.16 billion, a 54% decrease from the FY 2025 enacted budget level, according to the FY 2026 EPA Budget in Brief. If enacted, it will represent the smallest budget the Agency has seen in 50 years. The FY 2026 budget supports 12,856 full-time […]
On July 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) took significant steps at deregulation by proposing changes to medical evaluation requirements in the respiratory protection standard. It also proposed changes to several toxic and hazardous substances standards to allow different types of respirators, remove provisions that duplicate requirements of the respiratory protection standard, or […]
Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked information that any EHS professional should know. This week, we take a look at the OSHA 300 log and how to use it. If you’ve ever questioned what to record on your OSHA Form 300, short for OSHA Log of Injuries and […]
In this installment of EHSDA Shorts, Mike Pelz, Vice President of Health and Safety Solutions, Examinetics, explains what you need to understand about workplace injuries.
On episode 258 of EHS On Tap, Bailey Whitsitt, Compliance Counsel at Traliant, talks about how to improve retail worker safety.