Chemical Regulation Reporter® Index-Summary

Japan

– Animal testing, researchers sign international agreement to reduce animal use in product testing, 429
– CFCs, government increases collection and destruction by 15 percent in FY2008, 769
– Children's health, study of causes of infant asthma, In Brief, 1006
– Nanotechnology, environment ministry releases guidelines to reduce risk of environmental harm from nanomaterials, 255
– Recycling, data needed on chemicals used to make products, senior official says, 543

Jurisdiction

– DBCP, Central American banana farm workers may split up class action suits to avoid federal court (C.D. Cal.), 306
– DBCP, Ivory Coast workers may maintain separate class action suits to avoid removal to federal court (9th Cir.), 338; (U.S., rev den), 1004
– Endangered species, Pacific salmonids, Dow challenge of biological opinion for 3 pesticides dismissed (D. Md.), 794
– Hazardous waste, conspiracy allegation in state tort suit that 2 firms sought to circumvent federal rules insufficient to grant federal jurisdiction (N.D. Ill.), 462
– Homeland security, EPA to implement antiterrorism standards for certain wastewater and drinking water systems, 946
– PCBs, property contamination suit remanded due to improper joinder of plant manager (N.D. Fla.), 226

Justice Department (DOJ)

– Moreno to be named as assistant AG for environment and natural resources, 497; nominee cites private practice and enforcement experience at Senate hearing, 898

Justice, environmental

See Environmental justice