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  • Calfornia signs green chemistry bills

    California's version of European chemical regulation REACH (registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances) might come to town sooner than later by the indication of new Green Chemistry bills, SB 509 and AB 1879 , signed yesterday by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-30-2008

  • Regulatory and sustainability in cosmetics

    On the second day of the HBA cosmetic show in New York City as I attended some presentations on their third annual regulatory summit, the buzzwords that frequently circulated throughout the program were green, California, bisphenol-A, phthalates, REACH , consumer advocacy groups, organic, certification...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-11-2008

  • Fire retardant ban rose from the ashes

    After being dismissed in California's legislation floor last year, the bill AB 706 was again revived although slightly amended in August 4 by its sponsor, Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco). This time, AB 706 does not outrightly proposed a ban on brominated (BFRs) and chlorinated fire retardants...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-18-2008

  • Plastic bag fuss on West Coast

    A lot of plastic news happening in the West Coast particularly in Seattle and Los Angeles that I did not have the time to talk about last week. According to several news sources, the city council of Los Angeles, California, voted a resolution on July 22 to ban all plastic bags from retail stores starting...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008

  • California wants green buildings

    As mentioned last Friday, California's Building Standards Commission adopted the first statewide green building standards in the US which will become mandatory in 2010. The new building standards aim to reduce energy use in building structures by 15% more than current standards; reduce water usage...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-21-2008

  • California implements emissions reduction plan

    California plans to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions by 30% over the next 12 years , according to the California's Air Resources Board (ARB). Central to the plan is a cap and trade program covering 85% of the state's emissions, which ARB said is also in conjunction with the Western...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-27-2008

  • Climate change post footnote

    Also check out this week's issue of ICIS Chemical Business (Disclosure: I work for ICIS ) featuring global regulatory issues such as Europe's REACH, worldwide climate change, California's Green Chemistry Initiative, and other environmental/health concerns challenging the chemical industry...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-03-2008
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