Chemical Regulation Reporter® Index-Summary

Labels and labeling

– Denmark, testing regime inadequate to support classification and labeling of detergents, court rules, 460
– European Union

– – Dangerous Substances Directive, European Comm'n modifies classification and labeling rules for more than 600 chemicals, 88
– – Diantimony trioxide, ECHA calls for comments on harmonization plans, 201
– – Ecolabeling, European Parliament approves revision to voluntary certification scheme, 357
– – Epoxiconazole, ECHA calls for comments on harmonization plans, 201

– GHS

See Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

– Household product ingredient lists

See LEGISLATION, FEDERAL, HR 3057

– Pesticides

– – Fraud, EPA asks specialty products group to help stop distributor from making false claims, 813
– – Intellectual property, preliminary injunction request over alleged copyright infringement denied (D. Ariz.), 727

Laboratories

– American Labs. agrees to pay fine and install emissions controls to settle charges of CAA violations (D. Neb.), 644
– Lead, commenters discuss CPSC proposed accreditation requirements for testing children's metal jewelry, 173

Lake Red C

See D&C Red No. 9 (5160-02-1)

Lakes

– Great Lakes

See Great Lakes

– Lake Champlain Basin, USGS finds emerging contaminants in water samples, 177

Lampblack

See Carbon black (1333-86-4)

Landscaping industry

– Synthetic grass products

See Artificial turf

Lannate

See Methomyl (16752-77-5)

Lawn care products

– Synthetic grass products

See Artificial turf

Lead (7439-92-1)

– Ed. Note: This heading covers both lead and lead compounds.
– Air pollution, EPA to reconsider some monitoring requirements in response to petition, 742
– Argentina, Matanza-Riachuelo River, ombudsman accuses government of failing to comply with cleanup orders, 305
– BP N. Am. Texas City refinery, firm agrees to pay fine to resolve alleged EPCRA violations, 250
– Canada

– – Consumer products, health agency publishes proposed content limit for certain products, 646
– – Ontario government passes toxics control measure that identifies proposed priority substances, 589

– Children's health

– – Ban of use in products

See Legislation, federal, S 374, S 389

– – Exemptions from testing, CPSC final rule lists certain products, 858
– – Inaccessible lead interpretation, commenters respond to proposed CPSC rule, 228
– – Laboratories, commenters discuss CPSC proposed accreditation requirements for testing children's metal jewelry, 173
– – Testing and certification of lead content in children's products, CPSC issues guidance, 1048

– Consumer products

– – Handbags and wallets, environmental group to sue under Proposition 65, 356
– – Lower content limits, industry group requests immediate stay of effective date, 137; CPSC rejects request, 174; new requirements become effective, 835

– Drinking water

– – Delaware Aqueduct contamination, N.Y.C. finished replacing mechanical equipment containing toxic substances, EPA says, 541
– – Right-to-know, water agency hid multiyear spike in levels from public, class action suit claims (D.C. Super. Ct.), 200

– Dust standards, EPA seeks comment on petition to tighten limits for floors and sills, 998; EPA to propose revising hazard standard, 1049
– Electrical equipment and electronic products

– – Children's health, CPSC proposes 4 rules to address exemptions for some children's products from tougher limits, 109; CPSC replaces proposed rule with interim final rule allowing immediate effective date, 173
– – House actions

See Legislation, federal, HR 2420

– Housing, EPA and HUD allege violations of disclosure law by The Community Builders, 330
– Metales y Derivados abandoned plant, U.S. and Mexico complete first cleanup of Tijuana lead smelter site under Border 2012 program, 160
– Proposition 65

– – Astroturf agrees to eliminate most lead from synthetic grass products to settle suit (Cal. Super. Ct.), 836
– – Handbags and wallets, environmental group to sue retailers for selling products that warrant consumer warnings, 356

– Small chemical preparations facilities NESHAP, EPA proposes limits for particulate matter containing toxic metals, 788
– South Africa announces paint restrictions and label requirements, 894
– South Korea ban on solder in children's jewelry, In Brief, 204
– Switzerland proposes changes to federal rules on marketing and sale of chemical products, 49
– TRI annual report for 2007 shows increasing releases, 275
– Wheel balancing weights, environmental and public health groups petition EPA to ban manufacture and sale, 538; EPA seeking comment on petition, 722; EPA grants petition, 859

Lead chromate (7758-97-6)

– ECHA seeking comments on nomination for possible classification as substance of very high concern, 884

Lead chromate molybdate sulfate red

See C.I. Pigment Red 104 (12656-85-8)

Lead paint

– Definition, EPA seeks comment on petition to tighten, 998; EPA to work with HUD to revise regulatory definition, 1049
– Fayette teenager awarded $7M in suit against Sherwin-Williams (Miss. Cir. Ct.), 703; Sherwin-Williams files post-trial motions challenging verdict, 768
– State public nuisance claim against 10 manufacturers withdrawn (Ohio Ct. C.P.), In Brief, 162

Leaks

See Releases and spills

Legionella pheumophila

– Drinking water, Contaminant Candidate List, EPA releases final list of 116 contaminants, 937

Legislation, federal

– Ed. Note: This heading covers bills with assigned numbers only. For information on measures not yet assigned numbers, see specific subject headings.
– House

– – HR 34, Midnight Rule Act, Nadler (D-NY) intends to restrict adoption of rules issued near end of final terms of presidents, 143
– – HR 554, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments, Gordon (D-Tenn) introduces bill to reauthorize research efforts, 96; House approves bill, 153
– – HR 562, Superfund Reinvestment Act, Blumenauer (D-Ore) proposes refunding bill, 131
– – HR 776, Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act, Jackson willing to restore tough standards if bill does not pass, 222
– – HR 820, Nanotechnology Advancement and New Opportunities (NANO) Act, Honda (D-Cal) introduces bill to promote development and responsible stewardship of nanotechnology, 154
– – HR 832, Superfund Polluter Pays Act, Pallone (D-NJ) proposes refunding bill, 131
– – HR 1013, Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Act to authorize $20M over 4 years to fund research into hazmat transport, 182
– – HR 1580, Electronic Waste Research and Development Act, Science Comm. approves bill unanimously, 302; House passes bill, 409
– – HR 2065, Mercury Pollution Reduction Act, bill to phase out use of mercury in chlorine production introduced by Schakowsky (D-Ill), 407
– – HR 2190, Mercury Pollution Reduction Act, Schakowsky (D-Ill) introduces another bill to prevent exports of mercury from closed chlor-alkali plants, 457; industry says bill could imperil jobs and could have unjustifiable impact, 488; Energy and Commerce panel approves bill, 566; markup postponed, 984; Energy and Commerce Comm. approves bill, 1047
– – HR 2420, Environmental Design of Electrical Equipment Act, bill to establish uniform federal standards on use of certain toxic substances, 512
– – HR 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act, bill to cap GHG emissions relies primarily on emissions trading program to achieve goals, 680
– – HR 2749, Food Safety Enhancement Act, bill would address some problems with FDA oversight of bottled water, agency official says, 699; House passes bill, 765
– – HR 2868, Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act, Homeland Security Comm. defeats effort to strip inherently safer technology provisions from bill, 628; Homeland Security Comm. approves bill, 649; chemical facilities to be assigned to risk-based tiers, 650; Senate aide says bill not likely to pass Congress soon, 679; EPA and DHS reach agreement on regulatory authority, 938; House panel approves bill, 1034; Energy and Commerce Comm. approves bill, 1058
– – HR 2883, Wastewater Treatment Works Security Act, Johnson (D-Tex.) introduces bill to put EPA in charge of drinking water sector, 628
– – HR 2892, DHS FY2010 appropriations, House passes bill including extension of regulatory authority over chemical facilities at risk for terrorist attacks, 649; Senate passes bill, 706; bill likely to be taken up by House and Senate conferees soon, 938
– – HR 2996, EPA and other environment-related agencies FY2010 appropriations, House passes bill, 682; Senate could vote soon, 898; Senate opens debate on spending bill, 926; Senate appoints 17 members to conference committee, 947
– – HR 2997, USDA, Rural Development, FDA, and related agencies FY2010 appropriations, House passes bill, 708
– – HR 3057, Household Product Labeling Act, Israel (D-NY) introduces bill to require list of all ingredients on labels, 696
– – HR 3206, Safe Drinking Water for Healthy Communities Act, Speier (D-Cal) introduces measure to require federal regulation for perchlorate, 745
– – HR 3258, Drinking Water System Security Act, House panel approves bill, 1034; Energy and Commerce Comm. approves bill, 1058
– – HR 3618, Clean Hull Act, Transp. and Infrastructure Comm. approves bill to bring U.S. into compliance with international treaty on antifouling systems, 944

– Senate

– – S 374, CPSIA reform, DeMint (R-SC) introduces bill to help small businesses, 156
– – S 389, Lead ban delay, Bennett (R-Utah) introduces bill to delay CPSIA ban on lead in children's products, 156
– – S 519, POPs, LRTAP POPs, and PIC Implementation Act, bill to amend FIFRA to permit U.S. ratification of 3 treaties, 233
– – S 593, Ban Poisonous Additives Act, Feinstein (D-Cal) to ban bisphenol A from food and drink containers, 277
– – S 1406, Agriculture, rural development, and FDA FY 2010 appropriations, Senate passes bill, 797
– – S 1428, Mercury Pollution Reduction Act, Whitehouse (D-RI) bill to require phaseout of mercury use at chlor-alkali plants, 698
– – S 1482, National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act, Kerry (D-Mass) introduces bill to reauthorize program, 748
– – S 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Boxer (D-Cal) and Kerry (D-Mass) introduce bill to require deep cuts in GHG emissions, 980

Leukemia

– Benzene, jury verdict against San Antonio overturned due to lack of proof of link between municipal waste site and girl's leukemia (Tex.), 464
– Herbicides, no evidence links tree trimmer's death to exposure to Dow products (4th Cir.), 389
– Organophosphate household products, researchers find possible link between exposure and acute lymphoblastic lymphoma, 814
– Resin-coated sand, chronic myeloid leukemia, 2-year limitation for wrongful death action trumps time requirement for product liability claims (Ind.), 10

Lighting

– Mercury-containing light bulbs, Me. lawmakers give final approval to measure requiring manufacturers to establish recycling programs, 541; governor signs measure, 644

Lindane (58-89-9)

– France, new government 3-year plan to gather data on use and exposure, 307
– Stockholm Convention, parties to treaty endorse agreement to add to Annex A, 486

Liquefied natural gas

See LNG (64741-48-6)

Lithium (7439-93-2)

– Ed. Note: This heading covers both lithium and lithium compounds.
– Batteries, Oberstar (D-Minn) questions PHMSA's response to incidents in which certain batteries caused fires aboard aircraft, 498; PHMSA authorizes use of international rules to differentiate products in shipping papers, 872; airline pilot union calls for ban on shipping as cargo, 873; OMB reviewing PHMSA proposed rule, 926; PHSMA meeting dominated by transport issues, 982; PHMSA publishes aviation safety advisory, 1005

Litigation

– Ed. Note: For lower court cases, see specific subject headings. For Supreme Court actions, see SUPREME COURT, U.S.
– Liability, changing theories in mass and toxic torts, Analysis and Perspective, 955
– Outlook 2009, Special Report, 74

LNG (64741-48-6)

– Hazmat transport, Coast Guard proposes harmonizing rules with FERC regulations, 443

Locomotives

See Railroads

Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) Convention

– POPs treaty

See Aarhus Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Louisiana

– Explosions and fires

– – Calumet Shreveport agrees to pay fine to resolve charges of CAA violations following wastewater tank incident, 357
– – Du Pont Reserve facility incident, expert testimony failed to establish connection to injuries claimed in class action suit (La. Ct. App.), 117

– Formaldehyde, class certification denied to plaintiffs alleging toxic exposure in FEMA trailers (E.D. La.), 9; federal jury concludes FEMA trailers not “unreasonably dangerous,” 1027
– Global Envtl. Methods, EPA and state regulators order shutdown of New Iberia facility for permit violations, 159
– Hazardous waste, Marine Shale site, state regulators agree to oversee study and possible further cleanup at former oil field waste processing plant, 383
– Insurance, Pennzoil-Quaker State owes separate deductibles for 2 discrete releases despite similar underlying causes (S.D. Tex.), 942
– Sulfuric acid, Mosaic Fertilizer to pay fines and install and upgrade pollution control equipment to settle alleged air pollution violations (E.D. La.), 997

Lubricants

– Calumet Shreveport agrees to pay fine to resolve charges of CAA violations following wastewater tank explosion and fire, 357