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PFAS Drinking Water Standards: State-by-state Regulations - September 2024

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The regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) in drinking water remains one of the primary focuses for legislatures and agencies at both the state and federal levels....more

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Ban on European Patents for Plants Engineered by "New Genomic Techniques" Nearing Reality

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The European Parliament has adopted an amended European Commission proposal to regulate plants engineered using techniques such as CRISPR/Cas and ban any patenting of plants, plant parts, material, genetic information, or...more

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Cal/OSHA Adopts New “Non-Emergency” COVID-19 Prevention Regulations

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For the last two years, California employers have been subject to the careful eye of Cal/OSHA and its COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (or “ETS”). Yesterday, the Standards Board finally voted to adopt a new,...more

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Santa Clara County Issues New Health Order and Directives Following Move to Yellow Tier

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On May 19, 2021, Santa Clara County moved from the orange tier to the yellow tier of California’s color-coded reopening plan. Entering the yellow tier allows the County to expand capacity in businesses, gyms, movie theatres,...more

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CDC Releases Initial Guidance: Fully Vaccinated People Can Visit Others, May Not Have to Quarantine after COVID-19 Exposure

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On March 8, 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued its first set of public health recommendations for fully vaccinated people in non-healthcare settings. The new recommendations detail (1) how...more

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Cal/OSHA’s Proposed Emergency COVID-19 Prevention Regulations Take Effect

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California employers must now comply with a new set of emergency coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention regulations, which include a written prevention program, requirements for outbreaks and major outbreaks, and prevention...more

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New CMS regulations bolster enforcement of COVID-19 reporting by hospitals, long-term care facilities and labs

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On August 25, 2020 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued interim final regulations known as CMS-3401-IFC that become effective immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, scheduled for September...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.9.2020 | Top Story: Big Tech Companies Begin To Support Regulations to Limit Mass Surveillance

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Big Tech companies using facial recognition software have begun to support “’precision regulations’ that don’t allow mass surveillance.” Lawmakers in New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Michigan, and California are considering...more

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On vaping, gun violence, and health insurance, the big talk flows, but action, not so much

When it comes to key health concerns of the American public, President Trump and his administration have offered evidence anew that whatever they say may not last to the next political moment, that inaction is its own...more

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Colorado Senate Bill 181 Signed by Governor Polis

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Governor Polis signed the highly controversial S.B. 181 into law on April 16, 2019. Why is this important to you? S.B. 181, also known as “Protect Public Welfare Oil and Gas Operations” has been referred to as “landmark...more

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Health Care Newsmakers: Mandy K. Cohen, MD, MPH, Secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services

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What is the opioid crisis and how did we get here? The opioid crisis is a devastating and complex issue. We arrived here on a path paved with good intentions. Twenty years ago, clinicians were encouraged to treat pain...more

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