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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

I’ve written previously about how the truck industry is fighting regulations at the state and federal level with everything they’ve got. One of the scare tactics truck manufacturers have been pushing is the old industry canard of job-killing regulations. Why would truck regulations impact jobs?

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EPA Must Protect Communities from Sterilizer Plants’ Carcinogenic Emissions

Union of Concerned Scientists

It’s likely our neighborhood was most exposed from the time the neighborhood was developed in 2007 until 2014, when the plants installed scrubbers in their smokestacks. Agency officials told us that EtO is one of the most dangerous chemicals the agency regulates. The EPA comment period for EtO regulations closes today.

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Federal Acquisition Regulation Council Amends Limitations on Subcontracting: Compliance and Risk Mitigation Considerations for Your Small Business

Arnold Porter

Effective September 10, 2021 , the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council revised FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, and related FAR sections to address an inconsistency between that clause and the corresponding Small Business Administration (SBA) regulation at 13 C.F.R. § 125.6.[[N: N: SBA promulgated 13 C.F.R.

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New Penn State Study: Brine Water Pumped From Played-Out Conventional Oil & Gas Wells And Used As Dust Suppressants, Winter Road Treatments Exceed Environmental, Health Standards, Just Like Conventional Oil & Gas Brine Water

PA Environment Daily

The study included test results for 17 different dust suppressants for dirt roads and winter road treatments, including five different sources of brine water pumped from conventional oil and gas wells-- three conventional well brine waters regulated by DEP and two sources of brine water pumped from played-out conventional wells.

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Toyota SUV adverts banned in UK on environmental grounds

Corp Watch

billion in 2014 to the U.S. million yuan over Lexus price-fixing Reuters | December 27, 2019 China's market regulator on Friday has fined Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor 7203.T Toyota workers urged to reject union Grace Macaluso | Windsor Star | February 19, 2014 The head of a U.S. It paid out a fine of $1.2 million yuan ($12.5

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Product Liability Risks Cannabis Companies Must Consider

Arnold Porter

There is little doubt that the popularity of cannabis and CBD products is growing, and some lawmakers are now looking to decrease cannabis regulation at the federal level and expand access. 2007) (collecting cases where courts applied this principle to foods). ]]. In the 2014 criminal case of People of the State of Colorado v.

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Analysis: How Costa Rica reversed deforestation and raised millions for conservation

A Greener Life

As a result, Costa Rica began to implement stricter environmental regulations, new conservation policies and changes in the agricultural market. million tonnes of CO2 between 2014 and 2015. In 2007 and 2010 , for example, Costa Rica carried out its first debt-for-nature swaps with the United States.