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July 4, 2011 - Volume 89, Number 27
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Government & Policy Concentrates
More Government & Policy Concentrates
- Styrene Group Challenges Cancer Listing
- An industry group representing manufacturers of styrene, an industrial chemical used to make polystyrene and polyester resins found in...
- High Court Sides With Drugmakers
- The Supreme Court has ruled that generic drug manufacturers, which account for nearly 75% of all drugs dispensed in the U.S., cannot be sued...
- EPA Sets Timeline For Boiler Rule
- EPA says it plans to propose revised regulations to limit toxic air emissions from industrial boilers in October and will then issue final...
- Senate Committee Clears Pesticide Bill
- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee has approved a bill that would eliminate a 2009 court-ordered requirement that...
- Report Details Costs Of Federal Rules
- Major federal regulations issued over the past decade cost the U.S. economy between $44 billion and $62 billion each year...
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October 24, 2011
Academic Lab Safety Under Exam
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 25-27)Chemical safety board report probes academic research practices, identifies role for ACS.
Critical Materials Problem Continues (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 28-31)Debate over use of and substitutions for rare-earth elements points out a need for much more research.
Alleged Science Manipulation (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 32-33)Republicans say EPA chemical assessments are slanted toward tougher regulation.
EPA Clean Air Rules Challenged (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 34-35)Republicans, Democrats clash over the costs and benefits of agency's actions.
Prioritizing Science Funding
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 6)Budget: House committee members outline science funding they think the nation can do without.
Reconsidering Safe Lead Levels
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 7)Preliminary analysis links low blood lead levels with adverse health effects.
House Bills Would Undermine EPA
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 8)Pollution: Congressional Republicans seek to derail rules on boilers, coal ash.
Government & Policy Concentrates (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 24)
October 17, 2011
Modernizing Drug Safety Laws (Member Content)
(October 17, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 42 | pp. 44-46)Import concerns, drug shortages enter into debate on reauthorization of user fees.
Unfriendly Skies (Member Content)
(October 17, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 42 | pp. 48-50)U.S. carriers challenge EU law controlling airlines' greenhouse gas emissions.
A Flood Of Energy Awards (Member Content)
(October 17, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 42 | pp. 51-52)Energy Department marks end of fiscal 2011 with key clean energy loan guarantees, grants.
Congress Passes Trade Agreements
(October 17, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 42 | p. 10)Exports: Pacts will help open markets and create manufacturing jobs, advocates say.
DOE Demands Solar Patents
(October 17, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 42 | p. 12)Intellectual Property: Bankrupt solar firm developed its manufacturing technology with government grant.
Trade Group's About-Face On BPA
(October 17, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 42 | p. 13)American Chemistry Council asks FDA to ban bisphenol A in baby bottles and sippy cups.
Government & Policy Concentrates (Member Content)
(October 17, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 42 | p. 42)
Major federal regulations issued over the past decade cost the U.S. economy between $44 billion and $62 billion each year, and they generate benefits worth $132 billion to $655 billion annually. So says the White House Office of Management & Budget’s yearly report to Congress estimating the costs and benefits of federal rules, which was released on June 24. EPA rules carry both the highest costs and the highest benefits, the report says, and air pollution regulations provide a majority of the total costs and benefits of all federal rules. For example, EPA’s 2007 rule on fine-particle air pollution costs an estimated $7.3 billion per year and provides health benefits ranging from $19 billion to $167 billion annually, the report says. It notes that these estimates have significant limitations because some benefits, such as ecological or homeland security ones, are challenging to convert into dollar figures. The report is available online at 1.usa.gov/lQzz1t.
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