Lew Weisfeld's Regup Blogs
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Snippets from RegUp the leading plastics regulatory newsletteren-US2014-10-17T14:51:10-04:00LyondellBasell CEO to retire
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2014/10/lyondellbasell-ceo-to-retire.html
NEWS FOCUS -- LYONDELLBASELL CEO GALLOGLY TO RETIRE: LyondellBasell CEO Jim Gallogly will retire from the company in early 2015, after a tenure that saw the company emerge from bankruptcy protection and its stock rise by more than 300%, the...Lew Weisfeld2014-10-17T14:51:10-04:00Arsenic Exposure
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2013/09/arsenic-exposure.html
NEWS IN BRIEF -- MILLIONS IN CHINA AT RISK OF EXPOSURE TO ARSENIC-TAINTED WATER: Simulation shows possibly contaminated areas, predicts populations at risk. Nearly 20 million people in China may be exposed to drinking water contaminated with arsenic, suggests a...Lew Weisfeld2013-09-18T15:41:03-04:00Renewed Fight Against Climate Change
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2013/06/renewed-fight-against-climate-change.html
A RENEWED FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE: Greenhouse Gases: Obama promises executive order to cut emissions. On a steamy day this week in Washington, DC, President Barack Obama, in a forceful speech at Georgetown University, rolled out his plan to limit...Lew Weisfeld2013-06-30T17:25:40-04:00Tracing Pollution Links to Asthma, Allergy
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2013/03/tracing-pollution-links-to-asthma-allergy.html
TRACING POLLUTION LINKS TO ASTHMA, ALLERGY: Bad air tied to disabled immune-regulating cells. Bad actors in air pollution may contribute to asthma and allergy by subverting protective cells in the body that tone down immune reactions, researchers report. The pollution...Lew Weisfeld2013-03-10T09:44:55-04:00Corals Beat the Heat
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2013/01/corals-beat-the-heat.html
CORALS BEAT HEAT BY BEING PREPARED: Once waters begin to warm, a study finds, it's too late to adapt. Corals that can survive in warming ocean water may be genetically primed to sweat it out. BEATING THE HEAT: Some forms...Lew Weisfeld2013-01-27T13:40:33-05:00Managing Chemicals Globally
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2012/10/managing-chemicals-globally.html
MANAGING CHEMICALS GLOBALLY: Conference endorses international work on endocrine disrupters, nanomaterials, and perfluorinated compounds. Representatives from 124 countries endorsed global efforts on these substances as part of the Third International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM-3), which took place in Nairobi,...Lew Weisfeld2012-10-10T18:45:05-04:00Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2012/08/safer-chemicals-in-consumer-products.html
CALIFORNIA PUSHES FOR SAFER CHEMICALS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS: Regulation: State may require consumer product makers to seek alternatives to chemical ingredients of questioned safety. Manufacturers would have to seek "safer" alternatives to some 1,200 chemicals used in consumer products under...Lew Weisfeld2012-08-07T16:02:13-04:00Aquarius Takes Orbit
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2011/06/aquarius-takes-orbit.html
AQUARIUS TAKES ORBIT: Geoscience: Joint U.S./Argentina mission sill study ocean circulation, Earth's water cycle. The successful launch today of an Earth-observing satellite marks the beginning of an international mission to study ocean circulation and the Earth's water cycle via ocean...Lew Weisfeld2011-06-24T16:55:22-04:00Energy Policy
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2011/03/energy-policy.html
JAPAN CRISIS MAY HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON U.S. ENERGY POLICY: It's important not to overstate the consequences of a particular event for U.S. policy until you really wait to see how all the details play out. Whatever the ultimate repercussions...Lew Weisfeld2011-03-30T11:18:44-04:00City Bans PS Takeout Containers
https://blogs.plastics.com/regup_blogs/2011/01/city-bans-ps-takeout-containers.html
CITY BANS PS TAKEOUT CONTAINERS:The city of San Clemente, California, has banned the use of expanded polystyrene containers by restaurants, supermarkets, delicatessens and other retail food vendors, effective July 1st. Polystyrene takeout containers will be banned in San Clemente, California,...Lew Weisfeld2011-01-25T17:27:46-05:00