Environmental Regulations Articles & Analysis
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Any user must make his own determination and satisfy himself that the products supplied by Lonza Group Ltd or its affiliates and the information and recommendations given by Lonza Group Ltd or its affiliates are (i) suitable for intended process or purpose, (ii) in compliance with environmental, health and safety regulations, and (iii) will not infringe any third ...
” The organizations seek clarification on several issues, including the following ones regarding nanomaterials: While articles treated with a biocide placed on the EU market do not need authorization, individual active biocidal substances must be approved (or reviewed) under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) before being used in the EU. What measures are/will be ...
“As this penalty illustrates, the cost to businesses for environmental violations can be tremendous,” said Harry Pena, President of Zimmetry Environmental. ...
The European Commission's decision to review the Working Time Directive (WTD) has to be seen as a welcome opportunity to review legislation, conceived more than 20 years ago, in the light of fundamental changes to the economy, technology and working patterns says Neil Howe, senior legal author with online health and safety legislation specialists Cedrec. The WTD sets minimum standards on working ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $600,000 grant to the Public Health Institute’s Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP), in Oakland, Calif. to help school-based health centers across the country prevent and manage environmental asthma triggers for children. Asthma, a chronic respiratory disease that causes the lung’s airways to swell and narrow, ...
On December 17, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator will announce a major grant award to the Public Health Institute’s Regional Asthma Management & Prevention, in Oakland, Calif. to help school-based health centers nationwide prevent and manage environmental asthma triggers for children at school and at home. Asthma, a chronic ...
''This data and this form of analysis should be used to improve modern modelling of environmental factors controlling vector borne disease," she said. Himanshu Thakkar, coordinator of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People, told SciDev.Net that the link between river basins and disease was known, but not studied in depth by “irrigation planners, engineers or ...
Bergeson on its list of top lawyers in environmental law. To compile the list, Super Lawyers asked lawyers in Washington, D.C., to name the top attorneys. ...
News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" rankings for environmental law in Washington, D.C. The methodology for the "Best Law Firms" involved surveying thousands of law firm clients, leading lawyers and law firm managers, partners, and associates, and marketing officers and recruiting officers. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice today announced that Merck & Co. has agreed to pay a $1.5 million civil penalty to settle alleged violations of federal environmental laws at its pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Riverside and West Point, Pa. ...
Begley, LSP, has 20 plus years of professional experience in the field of environmental science and engineering focused on hazardous waste site assessment and remediation in the United States and internationally, and is a Licensed Site Professional (LSP) in Massachusetts. Jim’s experience has included the management of complex environmental remediation ...
Recent studies indicate that exposure to noise is damaging to your health. New research from the EU-funded HYENA (Hypertension and Exposure to Noise near Airports) Study1 shows that living near an airport increases your risk of hypertension. Traffic noise from roads, airports and railways is a major environmental problem and is increasingly recognised as a serious threat to public health by the ...
A coalition of farmworker advocates and environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Friday, seeking to force a halt to the use of four organophosphate pesticides. ...