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January 19, 2022 – California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has added several new substances to California’s Proposition 65.   California Proposition 65, officially known as the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, protects the state’s drinking water sources from…

January 18, 2022 – UK’s REACH regulation, under the guidance of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), has made its first steps towards distinguishing itself from EU REACH.  The HSE’s recommendation to add two new substances is one of the first clear signs of the…

December 23, 2021 – The Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) has released a new version of the Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT), version 1.02. Importance of the EMRT Report Templates The EMRT is a free reporting template to identify issues and gather due diligence information for cobalt…

Heavy rains have swept across much of Malaysia causing severe flash floods and displacing thousands. With more than 30 districts across the country being impacted by the flooding, the Malaysian Disaster Management Agency has reported the displacement of over 100,000 people. Malaysia is considered a…

Beginning on December 12th, Typhoon Rai swept through the Philippines leaving mass destruction and a death toll of over 400 in its wake. Typhoon Rai, otherwise known as Typhoon Odette, is a Category 5 super typhoon and the strongest storm since 2013 to make landfall….

Omicron, the newest COVID-19 variant, is spreading at an unprecedented rate.  With those nations across Europe our renewing and implementing new restrictions to combat the rapid spread. This new strain is now the most dominant across the globe. It was first identified in South Africa…