On October 13th, 2015, a federal judicial panel denied the U.S. Department of Justice's request to combine nine challenges to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. The decision now requires the cases…
In a statement of 23rd September 2015, ECHA (the European Chemicals Agency) announced the closure of a complaint against its role in evaluating testing proposals on vertebrate animals following an agreement with…
On October 9th, 2015, the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati issued a stay of the Waters of the U.S. rule (WOTUS), which clarifies which waterbodies are given…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published an open consultation on the ’proposed amendments to waste incineration guidance’ on 14th September 2015. Aim of the consultation The…
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published ‘Solder Fume and You: An Employee’s Guide’ (INDG248)(rev2) on 22nd September 2015 on its website. Aim of the publication The publication aims to…
On October 7th, 2015, the New York Department of State announced an emergency rule that would require commercial buildings and restaurants to have carbon monoxide detection devices. The new rule amends the…
Regulations (EU) 2015/984 and 2015/985 of 24 June 2015 approve copper pyrithione and clothianidin as existing active substances for use in biocidal products for product-types 21 (Antifouling products) and 18…
On September 30th, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized updated limits on toxic metals in steam electric power plant wastewater discharge streams. This rule represents the first amendments to…
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published an open consultation on the draft Large Combustion Plants Regulations 2015. The consultation, first issued on 14th September 2015,…
On October 2nd, 2015, the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHSB) has proposed to adopt federal OSHA construction standard Section 1926.304(d), which provides specific portable power–driven saw blade…