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A recent study that showed fish favored by subsistence fishers along the Brunswick and Cape Fear rivers were found to have elevated levels of arsenic, hexavalent chromium and mercury has prompted a state health advisory.

Weekly Fintech Focus FDIC discusses its fair lending activities in the most recent edition of its Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights. US and EU engage in a joint regulatory forum to discuss international coordination on financial regulation and operational resiliency. BCBS publishes its principles for operational resilience for banks, including a focus on third-party outsourcing relationships with financial technology companies. Financial regulators seek comment on model risk management...

[co-author: Edward Mahaffey, Law Clerk] A cornerstone of the Biden Administration is environmental justice, which EPA defines as "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies." On April 7, EPA Administrator Michael Regan sent an email to all agency staff discussing the agency’s renewed commitment to environmental j...