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In its fiscal year 2018 budget, the Trump administration did nothing to change the position, expressed in its earlier Budget Blueprint, that EPA’s portion of federal dollars should be cut by 31.4 percent. Neither did the president back down from either proposing elimination of virtually all EPA programs that are not statutorily required. The president’s […]
Some Democrats have seen enough of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) and have introduced legislation to repeal it. In the Senate, Sens. Cory Booker (NJ) and Tom Udall (NM) are cosponsoring the Sunset the CRA and Restore American Protections (SCRAP) Act, which would put an end to a law they claim Republicans have “exploited this […]
With Congress and the Trump administration intending to ease compliance costs for businesses, the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) recently passed a resolution to bolster the use of supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) in environmental settlements.
The proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2018 is out, and President Trump is asking Congress to approve an overall cut of $2.4 billion for the Department of Labor (DOL), a reduction of 21 percent.
Virginia’s Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe has directed the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to begin rulemaking to establish a statewide cap-and-trade program to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fossil-fuel power plants.
If a highly skilled worker is injured or becomes sick, it’s easy to see the monetary benefits of getting that worker back to work as soon as possible. But what about your less skilled workers? What’s the benefit of making an effort to get them back to work in a hurry? Are you better off […]
Industry lost no opportunity to respond to EPA’s request for comment on the impact of regulations on the public and business and suggestions on repealing, replacing, or modifying those regs.
A recent study funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) found that in addition to fairly well-known negative outcomes, workers who suffer injuries that require days away from work are likely to die sooner than those who had injuries that required only medical treatment. Let’s take a look at this new […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued the 2017 Construction General Permit (CGP) for stormwater discharges under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program, replacing the 2012 permit. Under this new permit, you may now be exposed to liability for someone else’s noncompliance if you are a builder or developer on a site […]
Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate have introduced legislation to reinstate OSHA’s recently overturned recordkeeping rule.