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EPA Proposes Hourly Air Quality Standard For Nitrogen Dioxide, Retains Annual Limit
EPA proposes the first-ever one-hour air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide, while retaining the existing annual standard for the pollutant and expanding its monitoring network. EPA's proposed rule would establish a one-hour national ambient air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide at a level between 0.080 part per million and 0.10 ppm. From Environment Reporter, Publication date July 3, 2009
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Severe Violators' Inspection Program Readied for July Review, OSHA Says
OSHA is moving toward a departmental review of the Severe Violators' Inspection Program and it should take place in “about a month,” OSHA acting chief Jordan Barab tells BNA. Barab also says the program will “address the recommendations in the inspector general's report,” referring to the Department of Labor report that found broad failures in OSHA's Enhanced Enforcement Program. From Occupational Safety & Health Reporter, Publication date July 2, 2009
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Canadian Law Beefs Up Environmental Enforcement
The Canadian Parliament passes into law a measure to increase fines and provide new enforcement tools to improve environmental protection and crack down on poachers and wildlife smugglers. The Environmental Enforcement Act (Bill C-16) raises maximum fines for pollution offenses, introduces minimum fines, and provides higher fine ranges for corporate offenders, Environment Minister Jim Prentice said in a statement. From International Environment Daily, Publication date July 1, 2009
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House Passes Legislation to Extend Federal Chemical Security Rules for One Year
The House votes 389-37 to extend for one year the Department of Homeland Security's regulatory authority for chemical facilities at potential risk for a terrorist attack. The provision is included in the fiscal 2010 appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security. A similar provision is included in the Senate version of the Homeland Security appropriations bill. The department's interim authority to regulate chemical security expires Oct. 4. From Chemical Regulation Reporter®, Publication date June 29, 2009
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House Passes Bill to Cap Emissions After Push From Obama, Democrats
The U.S. House of Representatives votes 219-212 to approve legislation that would place mandatory caps on U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with Democrats saying the vote will end years of inaction on global warming and will create millions of new clean-energy jobs. The American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) represents the first time that the House has approved legislation to limit growth of the nation's greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would cut U.S. emissions 17 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels by establishing a cap-and-trade system, and it would impose a renewable electricity standard on states. From Daily Environment Report, Publication date June 29, 2009
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