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Heat Waves and Hazy Days: A Compliance Reminder for Washington State Employers

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As temperatures rise and wildfire season intensifies across the Pacific Northwest, Washington State employers must remain alert – for the safety of their workforce and to follow state law. The Washington State Department of...more

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Nevada Joins California, Oregon, and Washington in Regulating Employee Exposure to Poor Air Quality Caused by Wildfire Smoke

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On June 10, 2025, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed into law Senate Bill 260, which seeks to keep employees who are working outdoors safe from the hazards associated with exposure to wildfire smoke. The law directs the...more

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Cal/OSHA Announces Discussion Drafts for Revised Wildfire Smoke Protection and Heat Illness Prevention Standards

On Friday, May 9, 2025, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) announced discussion drafts for the wildfire smoke regulation, as well as the indoor heat and outdoor heat regulations. ...more

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Important Information on California’s Wildfire Workplace Safety Regulations

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In light of recent wildfires across Southern California, employers should make sure they are familiar with California’s wildfire smoke standard. Sadly, harmful air quality from wildfire smoke can occur anywhere in the state...more

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EPA Finalizes Ban on Ongoing Uses of Asbestos

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On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos. Chrysotile asbestos, also known as “white asbestos,” has several current uses, such as...more

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Thirteen Democratic AGs Encourage EPA to Adopt Stricter Standards for Ethylene Oxide

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On June 27, Illinois AG Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 13 Democratic attorneys general nationwide in submitting a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), supporting more stringent regulation of ethylene oxide...more

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As Wildfires Burn in CA, New Law for Some Employers is Proposed 

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As wildfire season is well underway, California employers need to be cognizant of the requirements to protect employees who are exposed to the hazards of wildfire smoke. ...more

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Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Ashland City, Tennessee Water...

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“TACB”) issued a March 4th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) addressing an alleged air permit violation by State Industries, LLC (“State”). See...more

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Status of Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan Submittals/Approvals: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 25th Notification of Evaluation titled: Status of Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan Submittals and Approvals...more

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EPA Tosses Out the “Once In, Always In” Policy For Major Sources of Hazardous Air Pollutants

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On January 25, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew its longstanding but controversial “once in, always in” policy that a “major source” of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) was forever locked into “major...more

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EPA Withdraws “Once In Always In” Policy For Major HAP Sources

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In another example of business-friendly regulatory agency actions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has just rescinded the “Seitz Memo” associated with the “Once In, Always In” policy affecting the...more

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Environmental Notes - May 2016

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The news has been full of stories and articles concerning Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR), also referred to as coal ash. CCR became a hot topic in 2008 when a coal ash pond at a utility plant in Tennessee spilled more than 5...more

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