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2024 Mid-Year Review: State AGs Shaping Regulatory Landscapes

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In 2024, the landscape of state attorneys general (AGs) is poised for significant change, with numerous elections and regulatory actions reshaping priorities and enforcement strategies. This dynamic environment reflects the...more

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New Ethylene Oxide Regulations may Raise Cost of Sterilization

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Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new regulations to reduce ethylene oxide emissions. According to the EPA’s press release, the new regulations are “the strongest measures in U.S. history to...more

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ML Strategies Outlook for 2024

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Congress — Big Agenda & Little Time - With the holidays behind us, Congress returned this week for the second half of the 118th Congress with a long list of items to address and, as the 2024 campaign season ramps up, limited...more

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FDA to EPA: Pump the Brakes on New EtO Rules During Supply Chain Shortage

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With COVID diagnoses spiking across the United States this summer, we cannot yet claim that the pandemic is behind us. In fact, we are still experiencing residual medical device and equipment shortages, which has caused...more

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What’s Next in Washington? - January 2023 Edition

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The dust from the 2022 Midterm Elections has settled and the 118th Congress has begun. Republicans were successfully able to flip control of the House and now have a 222-212 majority with one vacancy to be filled. Democratic...more

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PRG Pulse 2022 Post-Election Analysis

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The Big Picture - Congressional Overview - American voters delivered a decidedly mixed message to Washington on Tuesday, seemingly handing Republicans narrow control of the U.S. House of Representatives and a nominal check...more

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Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Facilities: US Environmental Protection Agency Funds 10-Step Blueprint (2022...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) funded a document that was recently issued titled: A 10-Step Blueprint for Managing Pharmaceutical Waste in US Healthcare Facilities (2022 Edition) (“Blueprint”)...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

The Inflation Reduction Act is Now Law: What Does it Mean for the Clean Energy Sector?

One and a half years into the Biden Administration and with the 2022 mid-term elections fast approaching, Democrats secured a major legislative victory with final passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) – a...more

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The Federal Advisor, March 2021

Derek Harley published a monthly federal policy and political update, a high-level review of the issues being discussed in the U.S. Congress and the Administration, providing a look at the month ahead, as well as a "deeper...more

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SC Public Policy Update - January 2017 #3

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What's New - JUDICIAL ELECTIONS - A Joint Assembly is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, February 1, at noon for the election of a number of judges, including a race for a vacant seat on the South Carolina...more

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SC Public Policy Update - January 2017 #2

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What's New - SENATE - The Senate spent the week working at the committee level in an effort to move bills to the floor for debate. Members will return to meeting in regular session on Tuesday, January 24th. ...more

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EPA'S Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rules May Impose Significant Burdens on Health Care Facilities - Comment Period Runs Until...

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has promulgated its proposed regulation of “hazardous waste pharmaceuticals,” i.e., pharmaceutical residues discarded from health care facilities which also meet EPA’s long-standing...more

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Don’t Flush the Drugs! The EPA is Coming!

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a pre-publication Proposed Rule (40 C.F.R. part 266, subpart P) regulating the management and disposal of drugs deemed “hazardous waste pharmaceuticals” by healthcare...more

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EPA Proposes Hazardous Waste Rule for Pharmaceuticals

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A pre-publication draft of a proposed rule by EPA may clarify hazardous waste requirements for obsolete or defective pharmaceuticals. EPA proposes a new Subpart P entitled “Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals” to 40 CFR Part 266...more

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EPA Proposes New Rules for Pharmaceutical Hazardous Waste Management and for Other Hazardous Waste Generators

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two new proposed hazardous waste rules that EPA believes would clarify and simplify requirements for health care facilities and retail pharmacies to manage their...more

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Policyholder Insider Quarterly

Five Lessons Health Care Companies Should Learn From Cyberattacks - The American health care industry is under attack by sophisticated hackers seeking access to electronic medical records. Since January, three health...more

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Beyond Ebola: Environmental Regulatory Issues Creating Business Risks for Health Care Providers

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Business and legal risks to health care companies reach far beyond scientific uncertainties in the prevention protocols for infectious diseases due to lack of clarity among regulators with public health responsibilities. ...more

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Pierce Atwood Environmental Regulatory Compliance Calendar (RCC)

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Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen – Health Criteria - EPA has announced an extension of the public comment period for the second external review draft of a document titled, “Second External Draft...more

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EPA Proposes Requirements to Reduce Discharges of Mercury from Dental Offices

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On September 25, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new requirements aimed at decreasing discharges of dental amalgam (which contains mercury and other metals) into our public water. At this time,...more

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