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On April 9, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) announced it’s launching a campaign to restore staff and funding to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently reorganized several agencies, removing NIOSH from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and combining NIOSH […]
On March 24, 2025, a webpage was added to the EPA website announcing the creation of an electronic mailbox to allow impacted regulated community to request a Presidential Exemption under Section 112(i)(4) of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Eligible industry was given until March 31, 2025, to submit an e-mail request. “The [CAA] allows the […]
There’s a lot going on for safety professionals right now: Economic uncertainty, massive job cuts at agencies like the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health and the Environmental Protection Agency, and the impact of those things on their own jobs and businesses. For the Song of the Week, we’re going with the Kinks’ 1983 […]
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin’s recent announcement of 31 historic actions the Agency plans to undertake “in the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history” sent shockwaves throughout regulated industry, environmental groups, state and local regulatory agencies, and other concerned stakeholders across the nation. Although the Agency’s announcement labels these actions as historic, […]
On April 2, the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) expressed concerns about reductions to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as part of a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) restructuring plan. The group also voiced concerns about a proposal not to renew leases for Occupational Safety and Health and […]
On March 12, 2025, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that “the Agency will undertake 31 historic actions in the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history, to advance President Trump’s Day One Executive Orders (EOs) and Power the Great American Comeback.” “Today is the greatest day of deregulation our nation has seen. […]
The Illinois Division of Occupational Safety and Health (IL OSHA) of the state’s Department of Labor (DOL) released a report of its investigation into the drowning of a public works employee in Springfield, the agency announced March 14. In February 2023, a 20-year-old maintenance worker drowned in a 12-inch water main vault that flooded during […]
It’s a confusing time to work for the EPA. In February 2025, the EPA announced it placed 171 employees in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and accessibility and environmental justice on administrative leave. “Under President [Donald] Trump, the EPA will be focused on our core mission to protect human health and the environment, while Powering […]
In a letter dated February 11, 2025, a group of leading Texas business associations urged new EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to expedite and approve Texas’ application for primacy authority to approve permits for carbon dioxide (CO2) storage wells, also known as Class VI wells. Supporters believe carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment is the next […]
With a new administration in Washington has come a federal funding freeze, which has impacted many federal programs and agreements. U.S. District Judge John “Jack” McConnell Jr. on February 10 issued an Enforcement Order that clarified his previous Temporary Restraining Order, which ordered the Trump administration to release federal funds. While that’s being sorted out, […]