Trump’s War on Coal (Miners) Continues
When I noted last week that OSHA had come out of the new Fall 2017 Regulatory Agenda relatively unscathed, I…
Fall Regulatory Agenda Released: Not Much New For OSHA
Yesterday was that bi-annual event that all red-blooded Americans celebrate: the release of the new federal Regulatory Agenda; in this…
Red Tape or More Bloody Bandages
From Donald Trump today: In 1960, there were approximately 20,000 pages in the Code of Federal Regulations. Today there are…
Scott Mugno Nominated to Head OSHA
After months of rumors, the White House has finally announced that it has nominated Scott Mugno, Vice President for Safety,…
OSHA: What’s On Your Regulatory Agenda?
The Office of Management and Budget released its Spring (very, very late Spring) Regulatory Agenda yesterday. The Regulatory Agenda is…
EPA, Climate Change and Regulatory Certainty
A federal appeals court has blocked EPA’s delay of its methane pollution rule. The court says that the reasoning EPA…
Chemical Standards
Deconstructing the Administrative State
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EPA: “A Corporate Takeover of the Agency”
We read the painful stories in the Sunday papers so you don’t have to. Today a story about the corporate…
Chemical Standards
Congressional Review Act
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
Why Workers Wait So Long For OSHA Standards (And How Trump Is Making It Worse)
Attached here is an article I wrote for Law 360 about OSHA’s painfully slow process for issuing standards that protect…
Industry calls EPA Proposal to Ban Bathtub Stripper a “Blatant and raw power grab”
Seventeen workers dying between 2000 and 2015 isn’t enough to convince the methylene chloride industry that more is needed than…
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Beryllium
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Department of Labor
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Trump Administration Continues to Attack Worker Protections
The New York Times takes another look at Obama administration worker protections that are being “revisited” in the early months…