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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin recently traveled to San Diego, California, to survey the Tijuana River sewage crisis. Mexico has discharged untreated sewage and contaminated stormwater into the Tijuana River for decades. This contaminated water flows into the Pacific Ocean off Southern California, where residents complain of illness because of these discharges. The discharges have closed […]
On May 5, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced the availability of new guidance clarifying the state’s updated lead exposure prevention standards for construction. Cal/OSHA’s amended lead standards for the construction industry went into effect January 1. The amended standards require employers to perform exposure assessments for employees who may be […]
The National Safety Council (NSC) announced on April 24 it awarded 50 Advanced Safety Certificate (ASC) Scholarships to U.S. veterans, and the Boeing Company provided the funding for the scholarships. The ASC is the NSC’s safety curriculum based on best practices in the environment, health, and safety (EHS) field. The scholarships support U.S. veterans pursuing […]
The EPA recently announced its approval of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality’s (WDEQ) request to allow the expansion of uranium mining in Sweetwater County. This approval provides a green light for projects in the Battle Springs Formation, an aquifer located throughout the Great Divide basin in south-central Wyoming. Working with the WDEQ, the EPA […]
On April 28, the National Safety Council (NSC) announced its annual conference, the Safety Congress & Expo, has been recognized for growth in three categories: attendance, exhibiting companies, and net square feet of exhibition space. Trade Show Executive magazine, which covers the business exhibition industry for trade show and event executives, awarded the NSC’s Congress […]
After ordering federal workers back to the office, the Trump administration sent an e-mail informing employees it will employ the use of technology to ensure they’re back, Reuters says. For example, it will track laptop logins, employee badge swipes, and other information to monitor where work is being completed. “Most EPA employees have returned to […]
Department of Labor (DOL) leaders recognized Workers Memorial Day in a ceremony held April 24. Speakers at the ceremony, held at the department’s Washington headquarters, included Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Acting Assistant Secretary Amanda Wood Laihow, Mine Safety and Health Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy James Paul […]
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) on April 28 directing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to strengthen its enforcement of truck driver English proficiency regulations. “Proficiency in English, which I designated as our official national language … should be a non-negotiable safety requirement for professional drivers,” the president said in his […]
On April 8, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14261: Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry and Amending Executive Order 14241 and issued a Presidential Proclamation entitled “Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Energy.” These actions gave almost 70 coal-fired power plants a two-year exemption from meeting tighter emissions laws […]
This week’s Back to Basics was about emergency preparedness on the farm, so it made sense that the Song of the Week is a mid-’80s roots rocker from John Mellencamp, “Rain on the Scarecrow.” Mellencamp (going by John Cougar Mellencamp) released the album Scarecrow in July 1985. It was his eighth album, coming off a […]