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Plant protection products: approval of a new active substance and extension of the approval of five substances [EU]

Regulation (EU) No 632/2014 of 13 May 2014 approves for use in plant protection products the active substance flubendiamide. Furthermore, Regulation (EU) No 678/2014 extends the approval periods of the…

  • Chemical Products
  • Risk and Health
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REACH: identification of four new SVHCs [EU]

In a press release dated 16 June 2014, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that four new substances of very high concern (SVHCs) were added to the Candidate List. This…

  • Chemical Products
  • Risk and Health
  • #European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • #REACH
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New Regulation on emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases [EU]

Regulation (EU) No 517/2014 of 16 April 2014 aims to cut by 2030 the EU's emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) by two-thirds compared with 2014 levels. The new Regulation…

  • Air, Soil, Water
  • Environment
  • #Emissions
  • #greenhouse gas (GHG)
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Enforcement of provisions on the protection of posted workers [EU]

Directive 2014/67/EU of 15 May 2014, published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) L 159 of 28 May 2014, establishes provisions, measures and control mechanisms aiming to…

  • Health and Working Conditions
  • Occupational hazards
  • Risk and Health
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Supreme Court holds that state statutes of repose are not preempted by the federal environmental clean-up law, CERCLA [US]

The Supreme Court has ruled against landowners, holding that North Carolina’s statute of repose precluded a lawsuit that they brought against CTS Corp. for environmental contamination on their property.

  • Air, Soil, Water
  • Environment
  • #Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Public consultation for the review and further development of the Europe 2020 strategy [EU]

On 5 May 2014, the European Commission (EC) launched public consultations on the Europe 2020 strategy, with the purpose to inform the review of the Europe 2020 strategy and gather…

  • Air, Soil, Water
  • Environment
  • #Emissions
  • #greenhouse gas (GHG)
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EPA Finalizes Standards to Protect Fish, Aquatic Life from Cooling Water Intakes [US]

EPA has published final standards that impose requirements for cooling water intake structures (CWIS) at power plants and manufacturing facilities in order to protect aquatic life. The final rule will…

  • Air, Soil, Water
  • Environment
  • #Clean Air Act (CAA)
  • #Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Solvent vapors may have long-lasting cognitive effects [Study]

According to a new study in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, long-term exposure to solvent vapors can lead to cognitive impairment.

  • Occupational hazards
  • Risk and Health
  • #OSHA
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EPA solicits comments on regulating fracking, hinting at new fracking regulations in the future [US]

EPA solicits comments on regulating fracking, hinting at new fracking regulations in the future. Meanwhile, North Carolina seeks to criminalize such disclosures.

  • Energy
  • Energy Production
  • #Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Ontario’s occupational health and safety awareness training requirements [CA]

In November 2013, Ontario enacted a new regulation requiring health and safety awareness training for all workers and supervisors covered by Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Employers must…

  • Health and Working Conditions
  • Risk and Health
  • #OSHA
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