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Prop 65: Notes from the Front

Live from San Francisco, Kelley Green Law Blog is reporting today from the Prop 65 Clearinghouse 2018 Conference .... the largest annual assemblage dedicated to the cottage industry that is California’s “Proposition…

For a Clean Slate, Don't Forget About EPA's Audit Policy

After almost a decade of neglect, EPA is once again actively encouraging facilities to utilize the agency's Audit Policy to "address noncompliance in an efficient and timely manner." Over the last several months, EPA…

Its Go Time for the New Proposition 65 Warning Regulations

Today, August 30, 2018 ... marks the date that the 2016 amendments to the warning requirements of California Proposition 65 go into full effect. This brings to a close the two year phase-in period for the new "safe…

This is Not a Dream ... Agencies Actually are Reviewing the Cancer Risks of Night Shift Work (UPDATED)

** UPDATE 8/29/2018 ** NTP just released a draft report recommending that "frequent and long term night shift work ... that causes circadian disruption is known to be a human carcinogen " based on human studies. The…

Reach of Consumer Product Chemical Disclosures Set to Expand Significantly with Launch of New EU Database

The European Union (EU) is about to dramatically expand the reach of mandatory chemical disclosure requirements for consumer products. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced recently that it is preparing to…