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20 Jul 2017, 8:29 pm by lcampbell@lawbc.com
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) denial of Petitioners’ petition to revoke all food tolerances and cancel all chlorpyrifos registrations was inadequate because it contained “no new safety findings” and no “final determination as to whether chlorpyifos food tolerances must be revoked. [read post]
22 May 2013, 7:45 am by Taryn Rucinski
The details of the 12-page report, available here, are discussed below:Why GAO Did This StudyInterior issues permits for the development of new oil and gas wells on federal lands and waters; inspects wells to ensure compliance with environmental, safety, and other regulations; and collects royalties from companies that sell the oil and gas produced from those wells. [read post]
10 Jan 2017, 1:21 am by Sme
Humana Insurance Company (10th Cir., January 5, 2017) (affirming summary judgment in favor of Humana on Poulsen's ADA retaliation claim, because there was no genuine issue of material fact)Workers Compensation/Occupational Safety and Disease*Winick v. [read post]
25 Jun 2019, 4:47 pm by lcampbell@lawbc.com
”  Before a pesticide can be registered for use in Canada, PMRA states that it reviews the available scientific test data to determine whether there are concerns for human health or safety, or the environment, when the product is used according to the label. [read post]
18 Dec 2019, 6:33 am by Howard Friedman
The fine was upheld on appeal at both district and regional courts, but the Constitutional Court has now ruled that Glamozdinova's fine is subject to review because the law had been incorrectly applied in her case....The Court stated, however, that religious use of residential premises must take into account the rights and legitimate interests of residents and neighbours, and the requirements of health and safety and environmental protection legislation. [read post]
17 May 2013, 1:45 pm by Joe Patrice
[TaxProf Blog] * To keep “misleading statistics” in perspective, the Department of Education leveled one of its steepest fines on Yale for covering up multiple “forcible sex offenses” to keep its campus safety statistics down. [read post]
5 Apr 2014, 2:36 am by Jon Gelman
Environmental Protection Agency failed to disclose cancer risks to volunteers used in research studies on harmful pollutants, a government watchdog says. [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 10:06 am by Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D., J.D.
  The Project includes construction of a new terminal, addition of runway safety lighting, and, its centerpiece, the reconfiguration of the North Runway Complex with movement of runway 6L/24R 260 feet north. [read post]
12 Aug 2014, 4:53 pm by Jon Gelman
“We are perplexed as to why today’s report differs so greatly from the 2011” report, Cal Dooley, president and chief executive officer of the American Chemistry Council, said in a statement titled “The Safety of Formaldehyde is Well-Studied and Supported by Robust Science. [read post]
2 Feb 2016, 5:25 pm by Jack Goldsmith
Lieutenant Commander Stanley Fields of the Coast Guard JAG corps addresses the United States' traditional reluctance to take an expansive reading of Article 234 of UNCLOS, and advocates for the implementation of  a regulatory framework similar to that of Russia or Canada, which would enhance environmental protection, safety of life at sea, and security in the US Arctic. [read post]
29 Dec 2014, 5:46 am by Jon Gelman
After six years of dizzyingly rapid oil development, anxiety about the environmental and social costs of the boom, as well as about tribal mismanagement and oil-related corruption, had burst to the surface.By that point, there were two murder cases — one person dead in Spokane, Wash., the other missing but presumed dead in North Dakota — tied to oil business on the reservation. [read post]
21 Aug 2013, 4:46 pm
Most of the fracing stories have to do with the controversy over its environmental consequences - is it safe or not? [read post]
26 Sep 2013, 11:13 pm by Jon Gelman
September 20, 2013) Today, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials announced sampling activities for the Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) Confirmation Sampling and Analysis Plan and the Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids (NAPL) Investigation will begin on Monday, September 23, 2013 at the CTS of Ashville Inc. [read post]
15 Apr 2016, 11:09 am by Native American Rights Fund
Legislation Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.htmlWe added two bills: S.2785: A bill to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian country. [read post]
29 Nov 2013, 8:09 pm by Jon Gelman
Mike Wright, the director of health and safety for the United Steelworkers union makes it clear that "We think the evidence is good that styrene is a carcinogen. [read post]
12 Dec 2013, 7:19 am by Jon Gelman
Today's post was shared by WorkCompCentral and comes from daviddepaolo.blogspot.comAt least that's the message that I got out of the latest study from researchers at National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in their study just published by the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.According to them, accepted workers' compensation claims that do not result in medical payments could be costing group health insurers at least $212 million a year because folks… [read post]
3 Dec 2022, 9:45 am by Unknown
Journal articles:Gender and asylum seekers: The case of Greece, Migration & Diversity, vol. 1, no. 1 (2022) [open access]"Health and safety concerns of female asylum seekers living in an informal migrant camp in Matamoros, Mexico," Journal of Advanced Nursing, Early View, 23 Nov. 2022 [open access]"Negotiating Survival: Central American Refugee Women in Mexico and the Politics of Deservingness," Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print, 15 Nov. 2022 [open… [read post]
9 Jul 2020, 11:37 am by lcampbell@lawbc.com
 As a former Assistant Administrator of what is now the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Jim’s thoughts and analyses are always spot on. [read post]
8 Dec 2014, 2:39 am by Jon Gelman
Military Hospitals Are Ordered to Improve Care, Access and Safety (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Medicare Revises Nursing Home Rating System (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)For Marijuana, a Second Wave of Votes to Legalize (workers-compensation.blogspot.com)Deadline Extended for G.M. [read post]
21 Feb 2018, 6:00 am by Juliette Passer, Esq.
It is currently awaiting the appointment of the Board of Directors who will have the mission of monitoring the plan long term.This architectural jewel was closed in June 2015 due to damage in its structure and on the recommendations of safety entities, which gave the parameter for carrying out the works according to strict quality standards, to avoid further deterioration in the building and the fresco.The National Theater, which has a Neoclassical façade, was inaugurated on October… [read post]