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White House Establishes MAHA Commission Under Leadership of New HHS Secretary Kennedy

On Feb. 13, moments after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as secretary of health and human services, President Donald Trump issued his first health care Executive Order (EO) under new leadership, laying the groundwork to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Make America Healthy Again Commission Aims To Combat Chronic Disease and Reform Health Policies

On February 13, 2025, at the swearing-in of Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump signed Executive Order “Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again...more

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President Trump Establishes the Make America Healthy Again Commission

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Yesterday, the Senate confirmed Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Shortly after his confirmation, President Trump issued an Executive Order establishing the Make...more

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The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

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Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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A Look at the Upcoming Trump Administration's Policy Priorities

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President-Elect Donald Trump is poised to expand upon policies he implemented during his first term in office, such as those emphasizing limited government, states' rights and lower taxes. Additionally, it is anticipated that...more

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EPA Takes Next Step Toward New Formaldehyde Regulations

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On March 15, 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft risk evaluation for formaldehyde for public comment and peer review. The draft risk evaluation was promulgated pursuant to EPA’s...more

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Executive Order Aims to Increase Oversight of East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment Response

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Just before 9 p.m. ET on February 3, a 150-car, 9,000 foot long, Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, a quarter mile west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line. Twenty of the affected cars contained...more

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Insurers Face Large PFAS-Related Losses: A Primer on Forever Chemical Regulation, Liabilities, and Insurance Coverage Issues

Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) represent major exposures to insurers and their policyholders. Thousands of lawsuits are pending nationwide and several large settlements have already been reached. Insurers are...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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Cleaning Up Some Misconceptions About New York’s Laundry Detergent Ban

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Earlier this year, the news was rampant with misleading stories that New York became the first state in the union to ban certain laundry detergents for containing 1,4-Dioxane after a third-party lab conducted testing on...more

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Lawsuit Forces Early Release of NTP’s Draft Report on Fluoride, and its Potential Association with Neurodevelopment and Cognition

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A lawsuit by anti-fluoridation activists has forced the early release of a long-awaited government report on fluoride and its possible association with neurodevelopment and cognition while the report is still in draft form...more

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EPA Announces the Release of Its Updated Lists of Disinfectants for Emerging Viral Pathogens, Including Ebola

On October 19, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it activated its emerging viral pathogen (EVP) guidance in support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) response to the...more

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Five Things to Know About the New Federal Environmental Justice Index and Cumulative Impacts

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Since 2021, the Administration has released several mapping tools addressing environmental and health impacts on environmental justice (“EJ”) communities....more

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What Does a Case About the EPA Have to Do With Title IX?

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Title IX practitioners are accustomed to thinking that EPA means “education program or activity,” but this time we mean the actual federal agency charged with environmental regulations. West Virginia v. Environmental...more

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Window on Washington – Vol. 6, Issue 26

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital - Congress.  The House and Senate are in recess this week. Once Congress returns after the July 4th recess, leaders aim to reach an agreement on the USICA/COMPETES bill and...more

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Update: Supreme Court Issues Opinion in West Virginia v. EPA

The Supreme Court rejected EPA’s Obama-era Clean Power Plan in a decision that has significant implications both for future attempts by EPA to regulate CO2 emissions and for other agencies attempting to promulgate rules that...more

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EPA Activates Emergency Viral Pathogen Guidance for Monkeypox Virus

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 26, 2022, that on Monday, May 23, 2022, it has activated its Emerging Viral Pathogen (EVP) Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides (Guidance) in response to...more

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EPA Announces Revisions to Guidance to Ensure Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Pesticides against Candida auris

On October 15, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it has revised its guidance for evaluating the efficacy of antimicrobial pesticides against Candida auris (C. auris). EPA states that...more

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OSHA Promulgates Emergency Temporary Standard For COVID-19 For Healthcare Employers

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Fifteen months after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has promulgated an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for healthcare employers. OSHA has published voluntary guidance...more

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EPA Ends Expedited Review for Pesticide Products Aimed at Combatting SARS CoV-2 on Surfaces

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Agency Responds to New CDC Guidance on Risks from Surfaces and Recognizes Breadth of Approved List N Products - Since March 2020, EPA has prioritized and expedited reviews of disinfectant products under the Federal...more

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Changing COVID-19 Guidance And Requirements Cause Consternation At Construction Sites

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After a year of frequently changing guidance and requirements for construction firms, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued new Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the...more

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EPA Announces Proposed Updates to List of Pests of Significant Health Importance

On November 4, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the release of an updated list of pests of significant health importance for public review and comment....more

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New Jersey Issues Executive Order 192 Requiring Enactment Of Various Workplace Safety Requirements

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On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy issued Executive Order Number 192, which mandates that every employer that “requires or permits its workforce, whether in part or as a whole, to be physically present at a...more

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NJ Executive Order Establishes COVID-19 Safety Protocols For Employers, With Enforcement And Education Mechanisms

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On October 28, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order 192, which aims to protect workers from COVID-19 by 1) imposing new “health and safety protocols” on employers, 2) establishing mechanisms for enforcing...more

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Federal Agency COVID-19 Responses (UPDATED)

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Wiley continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 crisis and will update this list as new information is available. This alert was originally published on March 25, 2020, and last updated October 30, 2020. ...more

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