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ABA 2012 Blawg 100 – We Need Your Nominations!
Thank you very much for your support of our blog – Corporate Environmental Lawyer – over the past two years. After 300 postings, we hope that you find the information on the blog to be helpful, informative and useful. Every year, the American Bar Association publishes a list of the top 100 legal blogs (or… Continue reading
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New EPCRA Tier I and Tier II Updates
By E. Lynn Grayson EPA has proposed changes to EPCRA Section 312 Tier I and Tier II Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms required under 40 CFR Part 370. The new rules become effective January 1, 2014. The reporting requirements under the community right-to-know provisions of EPCRA sections 311 and 312 are on-going obligations. These… Continue reading
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Top 10 Corporate Environmental Concerns
On July 18, 2012, Jenner & Block Partners, E. Lynn Grayson and Katherine M. Rahill published a guest column in Law360 discussing new and emerging environmental issues important to in-house counsel. Continue reading
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OSHA Issues Directive for Approach to Deceased Workers’ Families
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) has issued its first official directive regarding OSHA’s communications with a deceased worker’s family after the occurrence of a workplace fatality. OSHA Directive No. CP: 02-00-153, effective April 17, 2012. The Directive provides guidance, not regulations, on how OSHA will communicate with the family from the point that… Continue reading
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OSHRC Clarifies Who Is Responsible Executive for Injury Recording Purposes
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (“OSHRC”) recently clarified who can qualify as a “company executive” authorized to certify the accuracy of a company’s annual summary of workplace injuries and illnesses. Secretary of Labor v. C.P. Buckner Steel Erection Inc., No. 10-1021, OSHRC, Apr. 25, 2012. The annual summary is required by regulations… Continue reading
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Federal Appellate Courts Limit OSHA Injury Recordkeeping Enforcement
Two recent U.S. Court of Appeals decisions limit the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (“OSHA”) ability to enforce regulations regarding workplace injury and illness reporting. OSHA requires most U.S. employers to prepare detailed logs of every significant work-related injury and illness. 29 C.F.R. Part 1904. The injury/illness must be recorded within seven days of an… Continue reading
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Business Roundtable Report Calls For Improved Permitting Process
The Business Roundtable (BRT) issued a report this month, Permitting Jobs and Business Improvement Streamlining the Federal Permitting Process, highlighting the adverse impacts to business of the often long, inconsistent and burdensome federal/state permitting process. The CEOs of Business Roundtable believe that it is time to simplify, streamline and accelerate America’s permitting process with the… Continue reading
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2012 Environmental Health Webinars Announced By NIEHS
The National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Partnerships in Environmental Public Health (PEPH) has initiated an environmental health and education webinar series. The webinars will strive to promote interactions among PEPH grantees, and increase awareness of emerging issues and approaches in environmental public health. The PEPH umbrella unites researchers in basic and clinical research,… Continue reading
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New MOU For EPA And DoD
EPA and DoD have entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance the use of innovative technologies and their mutual interests in sustainability. This MOU is entered into between EPA through its Office of Research and Development, and the Department of Defense through its Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for… Continue reading
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New USGS Report Finds Wells Contaminated
According to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey, Trace Elements and Radon in Groundwater Across the United States, 1992-2003, about 20% of untreated water samples from public, private and monitoring wells contain concentrations of at least one trace element, such as arsenic, manganese and uranium, at levels of potential health concern. Continue reading