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American Farm Bureau censures EU for GM crop moratorium
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- European Union, USA
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- July 30 2010
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFB) has issued a policy statement urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to “initiate a retaliation process” against the European Union over its de facto moratorium on genetically modified (GM) crops
Federal agencies discuss protection against unsafe imports
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- October 29 2010
Representatives from EPA and nine other federal agencies have reportedly held an interagency forum to discuss methods of protecting American consumers from unsafe imports
EPA enforcement action targets illegal disposal of electronic waste
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- February 25 2011
EPA has issued a RCRA enforcement order to Metro Metals Corp. and Avista Recycling, Inc., of Toronto, Canada, and Hopkins, Minnesota, respectively, requiring them to properly dispose of computer waste they attempted to illegally export to Vietnam through the Port of Seattle
EPA issues SNUR for multi-walled carbon nanotubes
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 13 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a significant new use rule (SNUR) for a multi-walled carbon nanotube under section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); it would require manufacturers, importers or processors of the chemical to follow manufacturing and use conditions already reviewed by EPA
Ninth Circuit rules USTR failed to conduct adequate FOIA request search
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- Canada, USA
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- September 30 2011
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed a district court decision and ruled that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR ) failed to conduct an adequate search for documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOI A) request by environmental interests relating to the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber agreement
Corporate officer sentenced to 18 months in prison for smuggling CFCs
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- August 5 2011
A federal court in Florida has sentenced the president of Lateral Investments LLC to 18 months in prison and ordered him to pay a $10,000 criminal fine and forfeit illegal proceeds of $935,240 for knowingly importing approximately 278,256 kilograms of illegal hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC-22
EPA establishes “most efficient” tier in Energy Star program
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- May 27 2011
EPA has established a "most efficient" tier for appliances in its Energy Star program
Company, officers indicted for illegal e-waste shipments
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- September 30 2011
A Colorado-based electronics recycling company and two of its officers have been indicted for the alleged unlawful exportation of cathode ray tubes to China and two other countries
U.S. food industry highly consolidated, says Food & Water Watch
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- November 2 2012
Food & Water Watch has issued a report detailing how the consolidation of business along the entire food chain has resulted in farm losses, layoffs and higher prices with fewer choices for consumers
EU report faults solid and hazardous waste export controls
- Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
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- USA
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- November 16 2012
The European Union’s (EU’s) European Environmental Agency has issued a report that details cross-border waste shipments and identifies some problems as well as positive effects
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- Author - Mark Anstoetter