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In a letter to seven senators, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt backed away from an October 4, 2017, proposal to either reduce or hold stagnant renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2018 and 2019 under the federal renewable fuel standards (RFS).
U.S. manufacturing has been making progress in reducing its energy intensity, reports the Energy Information Administration (EIA). In its eighth Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey (MECS), the EIA found that from 2010 to 2014, manufacturing fuel consumption increased by 4.7 percent, while real gross output increased by 9.6 percent—or more than twice that rate—resulting in a […]
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began enforcing the respirable crystalline silica standard on September 23, 2017. However, for the first 30 days, the Agency offered compliance assistance in lieu of enforcement for those employers that were making good-faith efforts to comply with the new construction standard.
Here’s a dilemma for some retailers: You don’t have any hazardous materials regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), and you have a policy of not allowing them in your store. Should you display certain hazmat notices?
A recent ruling out of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah illustrates the growing power of states under a federal administration that is backing down from the implementation and enforcement of environmental regulations and delegating increasing authority to states. What happened in this case could be an isolated incident or it could […]
The Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has adopted new rules to safeguard cell tower climbers and telecommunication workers. Washington is the third state in the nation to adopt rules that reflect emerging telecommunication technology.
The New York City Council recently passed legislation that significantly increases training that will be required for construction workers in the City. With new regulations from federal OSHA unlikely in the near future, your state or local government may be looking around for ideas to improve worker protections. Let’s take a look at the new […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says 37,461 lives were lost on U.S. roads in 2016. That’s an increase of 5.6% from 2015. Because the number of miles driven increased as well, the overall increase in deaths per 100 million miles traveled is 2.6%.
If the operator of a public water system (PWS) uses a registered pesticide product to treat the water, which federal law takes precedence—the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) or the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)?