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President Joe Biden has put federal agencies to work to review actions put into place under the Trump Administration that Biden claims conflict with his policy of protecting public health and the environment. And two areas of his focus reducing harmful emissions from vehicles and reducing methane emissions from oil and gas operations could have significant impact on energy firms and the auto industry.
Trump’s undoing of the Obama-era fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards for automobiles is one of Biden’s chief focuses in terms of the environment. But though automakers need to be thinking about potential new standards, the regulatory hoops Biden faces are daunting; David Friedman, a former acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, says it might take until the 2023 model year for stricter standards from Biden to take effect, according to the AP (via Manufacturing Business Technology).
Risk Management Key to Life Sciences Manufacturing
Life sciences manufacturing is in the spotlight as companies race to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible.
Jan 19th, 2021
iStock
Risk management is key to effective life sciences manufacturing. While it is important in any business, in the life sciences, where patients’ lives are on the line, risk management is critical. Life sciences manufacturing is particularly in the spotlight now as companies race to manufacture the COVID-19 vaccine as quickly as possible. Even without the pandemic, regulations and standards were trending to an increased focus on risk management and risk-based thinking throughout a business.