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Stating that they wish to ensure regulatory continuity and certainty, the Trump EPA and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) have issued another proposal in their campaign to eliminate the Obama administration’s June 2015 final rule defining the Clean Water Act (CWA) term, waters of the United States (WOTUS rule). The current proposal would delay the […]
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently released a series of illustrated communication products targeted to Spanish-speaking immigrant workers to help them understand their rights to a safe workplace. The materials, titled Protéjase en el trabajo (Protect yourself at work), include four brochures, five short videos, […]
The heads of Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) have written to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, urging the Trump administration to preserve federal funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and State Energy Program (SEP).
On the first day of the 115th Congress, Republicans promptly introduced legislation to explicitly weaken the powers of federal agencies in promulgating regulations. For example, in the House of Representatives, the Regulatory Accountability Act (H.R. 5) brings together six separate reform bills that have already passed the House in the previous Congress. H.R. 5 is […]
Hurricane Harvey demonstrated yet again the high vulnerability of the nation’s fuel production, refining, and transportation systems to catastrophic storms. Harvey struck the Gulf coast of Texas and the nation’s petrochemical epicenter with epic rainfall that forced about half of the area’s 26 refineries to shut down or run at reduced capacity. Included in the […]
By a vote of 229 to 199, the House passed H.R. 806, the Ozone Standards Implementation Act, a bill that would double the 5-year time frame under which the EPA reviews the Clean Air Act’s (CAA) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and provide the Agency the authority to consider factors other than […]
Donald Trump’s dominant victory in the presidential election in conjunction with continued Republican majorities in both houses of Congress is expected to have several levels of impact on U.S. environmental and energy policies. All impacts described are based on statements President-elect Trump has made during the months leading up to the election. Bear in mind […]
Driving before sunrise or after sunset increases the risk of accidents. After-dark accidents also tend to be more severe. Simple precautions can protect drivers. It probably comes as no surprise to hear that there is a greater risk of fatigue-induced accidents at night, especially between midnight and 6 a.m. In fact, according to the Federal Motor […]
Is your training getting the job done? You may have your own ideas on that score, but it can also be useful to find out what your employees think. When you’re soliciting feedback from workers, timing is a critical consideration. What they remember and what they think will be useful may be different immediately after […]
EHS Daily Advisor’s Emergency Preparedness Week ran from September 18-22. Let’s take a look back at the content that became available throughout the week which was designed around emergency preparedness to help organizations meet these new demands. Monday Back to Basics | Natural Disaster Response Back to Basics is a weekly feature that highlights important but possibly overlooked […]