Air travel liquid requirements

The following are changes implemented by the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) regarding chemicals, and a summary of enforcement actions during the first quarter of 2016. Chemicals Recently Added to the Prop 65 List 1. Bisphenol A (BPA): Labeling Required by May 11, 2016On May 11, 2015, OEHHA added BPA to the Prop 65 list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity. BPA was initially listed in 2013, then was almost immediately delisted as the result of a lawsuit brought by the American Chemistry Council and a resulting preliminary injunction. There is not currently an established safe harbor level for BPA. OEHHA expects to be able to define a safe harbor level once a series of federal studies has been completed, possibly as early as 2017. In the meantime, as of May 11, 2016, Prop 65 labeling will be required for effectively all exposures to BPA.On April 1, 2016, due to the widespread use of BPA, OEHHA issued a “notice of … [Read more...] about Roundup of Recent OEHHA Updates on Chemicals and Enforcement Actions

South Sudan On August 27th, emergency relief teams from the United Nations (U.N.) Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) reached more than 27,000 people in the town of Wau Shilluk, South Sudan who have been cut off from receiving humanitarian supplies since March. For the past several months, access problems and concerns for staff safety have prevented humanitarian agencies from reaching people in rural areas in Upper Nile state. The situation was described here.On August 28th, the U.N. Security Council welcomed the recent signature by South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, opposition leader Riek Machar, and others of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan and called on all parties to implement the accord and adhere to the permanent ceasefire. The Security Council also confirmed its intention to move swiftly to update the mandate of the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) to support the implementation of the agreement and expressed its … [Read more...] about Africa Update for September 3, 2015

ENERGY AND CLIMATE DEBATE Congress returns from the August recess after the Labor Day holiday next week, and the in the meantime, energy and environment issues continue to play a significant role on the national and international stages through the rest of the year. Congress returns September 8 to a packed fall schedule that includes appropriations, the highway bill, reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, the customs bill, the Iran nuclear deal, cybersecurity legislation, TSCA reform, tax extenders, the debt limit, criminal justice reform, energy legislation, a conference agreement on No Child Left Behind reform, and trade promotion authority. President Obama kicked off a busy fall climate schedule with the August 3 unveiling of the final Clean Power Plan . For recent Clean Power Plan developments, including the status of litigation, please see the Environmental Protection Agency section below. Since then, the president has traveled to Las … [Read more...] about Energy & Environmental Law Update – September 2, 2015

In response to Russia’s continuing actions to destabilize Ukraine, the United States and EU took coordinated and significant steps on September 12, 2014, to expand and intensify sanctions targeting the Russian energy, defense, and financial services sectors. In tandem, the United States and EU also imposed additional restrictions on energy-related exports to certain entities in Russia, and the EU introduced new trade controls relating to certain dual-use exports.In the United States, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) took three steps that target the Russian energy sector:First, OFAC imposed a prohibition on the following activities by U.S. persons or within the United States: the provision, export, or reexport of goods, services (other than financial services), or technology in support of deepwater, Arctic offshore, or shale … [Read more...] about U.S. And EU Significantly Expand Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions Targeting Russia

Today, PHMSA released an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), announcing that it is considering revising the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to establish vapor pressure limits for the transportation of crude oil and potentially all Class 3 flammable liquid hazardous materials. The ANPRM is in response to a petition for rulemaking from the New York Attorney General that requested PHMSA establish a nationwide vapor pressure standard for the transportation of crude oil by rail. Going beyond the scope of the NY AG’s petition, the ANPRM asks stakeholders whether any future standards should apply not just to rail, but to all modes of transportation, including truck or cargo-ship shipments. PHMSA’s expanded ANPRM presents numerous questions to industry stakeholders and sets forth a 60-day comment period, ending on March 20, 2017.The NY AG’s petition is in response to derailments of railcars carrying crude oil from the Bakken shale play in … [Read more...] about PHMSA Announces Proposed Plans to Potentially Revise the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) Volatility of Crude Oil