Thursday, April 12, 2012

ECHA to Update REACH-IT and IUCLID 5 Software for REACH Chemical Assessments

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According to an ECHA press release : The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is going to release a new version of IUCLID 5 in late May 2012 ...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

ECHA Updates REACH Guidance on Data Sharing for Chemical Regulation

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has updated its guidance on data sharing.  The update takes into consideration information and experien...
Monday, April 2, 2012

EPA to Decommission Important Chemical Identification Tool Due to Lack of Funding

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The USEPA has announced that it will soon decommission an important chemical identification tool "due to lack of funding support."...
Friday, March 30, 2012

Canada Confirms Order Designating Four Chemicals as CEPA Toxic

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Canada has published an "Order Adding Toxic Substances to Schedule 1 of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999." The orde...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

EPA Proposes New Rules to Limit New Uses of Potentially Harmful Chemicals

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Yesterday the USEPA "proposed that companies be required to report to EPA all new uses, including in domestic or imported products, of...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

ECHA QSAR Toolbox version 2.3 now available for REACH

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ECHA has announced the release of the newest version (Version 2.3) of the OECD QSAR Toolbox for use in REACH and other regulatory actions.  ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

REACH Won't Work for TSCA Reform, Says Industry Based on Indiana Report

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The US chemical industry is pointing to a new academic report as proof that the European REACH chemical management system is not a good fit...
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars by Michael E. Mann - A Book Review

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If you ever wanted to know how it feels to be hunted by a pack of rabid wolves, Michael Mann’s The Hockey Stick is the book for you. The “...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

EPA Releases Chemical Work Plan - Names Chemicals for Risk Assessment

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EPA has "developed a work plan that identifies existing chemicals for risk assessment over the next several years."  Today they...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

ECHA Proposes to List 13 Chemicals as Substances of Very High Concern Under REACH

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed to add 13 additional chemicals to their candidate list of Substances of Very High Concern ...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

Book Review – A Contract with the Earth by Newt Gingrich and Terry L. Maple

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This is a rather odd book to review. On the one hand former Speaker Newt Gingrich teams up with the CEO of the Palm Beach Zoo to argue for ...
Monday, February 20, 2012

Global Extinction: Gradual Doom as Bad as Abrupt

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According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), "the deadliest mass extinction of all took a long time to kill 90 percent of Eart...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The Scientist: Obama Seeks Science Stimulus

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Quick pick from The Scientist :  "On Monday (February 13), President Obama released his budget request for the 2013 fiscal year, total...
Friday, February 10, 2012

EPA Names Lek Kadeli Acting Head of Office of Research and Development (ORD)

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In an internal memo, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced that Lek Kadeli will take over as Acting Assistant Administrator of EPA's ...