Environment
COVID-19-Related Mental Health Strain Likely to Increase Workplace Violence
No one is immune from the pandemic, but there are parts of our society that are experiencing greater loss and impact than others. One of the most dang...
Addition of Bromopropane to Hazardous Air Pollutant List a Historical First for EPA
The EPA made history on June 18, 2020, when it granted a petition to add bromopropane to its list of hazardous air pollutants. “With this action, EP...
Oil Spill Off Philippines Coast Leads to Evacuations
More than 400 people have been evacuated from a coastal village in the central Philippines after some 250,000 litres of oil spilled from a power-g...
How Pandora Hopes to Reach 100 Per Cent Recycled Silver and Gold
By 2025, Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 per cent recycled silver and gold in its products. At least thatR...
Satellite Images Reveal Spread of Amazon Fires Amid Fears Over Deforestation in Looming Dry Season
‘This is just the beginning. Over the next few months, unless we see strong intervention, fires will be likely to increase… worsening...
OSHA Enforcement Roundup Shows Citations, Fines Continue During Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the nature of work in many industries and brought renewed attention to the importance of workplace safety, but OSHA ...
Temperatures and Carbon Dioxide are Up, Regulations are Down: Environmental Headlines You Missed This Week
Spring 2020 set records as this May was tied with 2016 for the warmest May on record in 141 years — 1.71 degrees above average. It also marked t...
Climate Crisis: Heatwaves Have Become Longer and More Frequent Since the 1950s
Heatwaves are happening more frequently and lasting longer around the world, according to the first comprehensive global study on prolonged periods o...
NIOSH Compiles Disinfectant Safety, Health Hazard Info Amid COVID-19
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently collected safety and health information on cleaners and disinfectants that ...
Safety 2020 (Virtual): 5 Essential Business Skills for Safety Pros
At Safety 2020, the annual conference of the American Society of Safety Professionals, delivered virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Camille Oakes, ...
Companies Are Failing to Address Plastic Pollution Crisis
With all of the attention that has been focused on reducing plastic pollution, you would have thought that companies heard the message loud and clear....
L&G Vows to Make all Homes Net Zero Carbon By 2030
Legal & General has committed to making all the homes it builds operationally zero carbon by the end of the decade, a plan it says will slash cust...