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| November 21, 2009 |
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First One-Hour Air Quality Standard For Sulfur Dioxide to Be Proposed by EPA
EPA releases a proposed rule that would establish the first-ever hourly air quality standard for sulfur dioxide and revoke the current annual and 24-hour standards for the pollutant. EPA is proposing to set an hourly primary national ambient air quality standard for sulfur dioxide in a range between 50 parts per billion and 100 ppb. The agency will also take comments on setting the hourly standard as high as 150 ppb. The primary air quality standards for sulfur dioxide are now 30 parts per billion averaged annually and 140 ppb averaged over 24 hours. From Environment Reporter, Publication date November 20, 2009
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Security Personnel, Barricades Needed For Crowd Control at Stores, OSHA Says
Employers should have plans in place to protect customers and workers from injury or death during major sales events, OSHA says in a new fact sheet. The plan should include trained security personnel or police officers on site, setting up barricades or rope lines for pedestrians and crowd control well in advance of customers arriving at the store, and barricades set up so the customer line does not start right at the entrance of the store, OSHA says. In addition, employers should prepare an emergency plan to address potential dangers and have security personnel or customer service representatives explain to the arriving public how it should approach and enter stores, the agency says. From Occupational Safety & Health Reporter, Publication date November 19, 2009
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Mexican Energy Ministry Publishes Rules On Permits to Produce, Transport Biofuels
Mexico's Energy Ministry publishes rules for businesses seeking
permits to produce, store, sell, or transport biofuels. The rules set criteria for companies and individuals seeking permits specifically for anhydrous ethanol and biodiesel. They are based on the Law for the Promotion and Development of Biofuels, which aims to diversify energy production and reduce
greenhouse gas emissions through government coordination and farming
subsidies. From International Environment Daily, Publication date November 18, 2009
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Tanker Wetlines Proposal Expected in 2010; Subcommittee Hearing Focuses on Costs
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will issue a proposed rule in 2010 to prohibit transportation of hazardous liquids in the external piping of cargo tank trucks, according to Deputy Transportation Secretary John Porcari. He tells the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials that the upcoming rule would address concerns raised by the National Transportation Safety Board in 1998 about the dangers posed by the use of so-called wetlines in cargo tanks. From Daily Environment Report, Publication date November 17, 2009
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EPA Proposes Significant New Use Rules For Two Types of Carbon Nanotubes
EPA proposes significant new use rules for two types of carbon nanotubes, a multi-walled carbon nanotube and a single-walled carbon nanotube. The nanoparticles are described generically in order to protect trade secrets or confidential business information. The rules, the first related to carbon nanotubes, are “most significant because they can reasonably be expected to be the model for future consent orders and SNURs covering carbon nanotubes,” James Votaw, an environmental attorney with WilmerHale, tells BNA. From Chemical Regulation Reporter®, Publication date November 16, 2009
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