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Climate risk could cut US GDP by 10%, Indian businesses face plastic packaging obligations from July, and the EU issues technical standards for the SFDR – plus other key updates.

The US EPA delays the phase-in ban of PIP 3:1 products, Australia reviews the assessment criteria for carbon offset schemes, and Apple adopts two ESG shareholder proposals – plus other key updates.

U.S. EPA announced that it will hold a virtual peer review meeting of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals to consider and review the Draft TSCA Screening Level Approach for Assessing Ambient Air and Water Exposures to Fenceline Communities.

As the United States continues experiencing nationwide supply chain issues, it comes as little surprise that these problems are also impacting the availability of drinking water and wastewater treatment chemicals.

The U.S. EPA is asking for better environmental cleanup of the former Walter C. Beckjord coal power plant site near New Richmond.

Aragen Life Sciences, a global research, development, and manufacturing solutions provider (CRO/CDMO), announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Pune-based Intox Pvt. Ltd. This acquisition will expand Aragen’s end-to-end integrated discovery and development platform for the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, animal health and agrochemicals industries.

“This is a long-standing issue. The tanks were built in the 1940s and were not made to last forever. Over the years, more than 180,000 gallons of fuel have leaked from the tanks and tests show they are corroding underground. A mere 100 feet below the leaking fuel tanks is the Southern Oʻahu Basal Aquifer – the primary source of drinking water for Oʻahu. This aquifer alone provides drinking water for over 400,000 Hawaiʻi residents and visitors from Hālawa to Hawaiʻi Kai.”

Sen. Sabina Perez is asking that a permit to allow Andersen Air Force Base to dispose of ordnance in an open burn unit be denied, and that the practice be

Texas Oil Co Fined Millions for Fouling Wyoming Waters   CHEYENNE, Wyoming, February 15, 2021 (ENS) – A settlement has been reached between the U.S. government and the oil and gas company Fleur de Lis Energy, which has agreed to pay $1.9 million for violating the Clean Water Act in Wyoming. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with field operations in Texas and Wyoming. Enforced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, the Clean Water Act regulates the quality of surface wa...

To jay lehr how to stop this type of tragedy from happening. i was surprised by the sheer number of similar plants out there. what do you look for? how are the scrutinized? >> well, neil, lets set the record straight. they were not fertilizing moving plants. they were fertilizer and grain storage facilities. there was no manufacturing. but theyre still on the aegis of a half dozen different regulatory agencies, epa, homeland security, occupational safety and health as well as the u.s. department...