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Thursday, 10 December 2009 08:30 |
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While Afghanistan, the economy, Copenhagen and health care grabbed headlines this week, on December 2nd, Senators Frank Lautenberg and Barbara Boxer, who chairs the Senate Environment & Public Works committee, held a hearing on an issue that could significantly influence three out of four of those big ticket items. That issue is chemicals - the synthetic and industrial chemicals, largely petrochemical in origin that permeate every aspect of our lives - and the inadequacies of TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act), the primary law aimed at protecting Americans from chemical hazards
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 07:26 |
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 Explosions at two Houston-area industrial plants in the last week, including Wednesday's chemical plant blast in Seabrook, killed one person and injured four others, but the federal agency charged with investigating such incidents won't probe either one, federal officials confirmed Wednesday
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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 December 2009 07:29 |
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Monday, 07 December 2009 09:33 |
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 As the nation ponders its energy choices, Americans keep asking themselves: how can the country make better use of its resources and emit fewer greenhouse gases without hurting U.S. industries? A research project at Idaho National Laboratory may have part of the answer.
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Last Updated on Monday, 07 December 2009 09:37 |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 14:39 |
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 The HSE has announced that it would not recommend a wave of planned new nuclear reactors in the UK unless 'significant' design features are changed and safety flaws are addressed.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 December 2009 08:43 |
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 12:36 |
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In this edition of Expert's Corner, Ken Tucker, an occupational safety and health program manager for the Connecticut Labor Department's Division of Occupational Safety and Health, discusses how employers can protect their workers while protecting their business.
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