Border Chemical Import-Export News

exico border trucking dispute stalled
Wednesday, September 01, 2010-- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee panel with jurisdiction over transportation, has inserted language into the must-pass fiscal 2011 transportation appropriations bill requiring the administration to generate a plan by Oct. 1. --More
[Akron Beacon Journal]

UN-backed pact launches new tool to monitor trade in endangered species
Monday, August 30, 2010-- The Trade Data Dashboards of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which is administered by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), is designed to monitor the worldwide trade in wild fauna and flora as more terrestrial and aquatic species are used, and sometimes over-used, as part of human activities. --More
[UN News Centre]

Vermont mandates e-waste program
Wednesday, August 25, 2010-- Vermont has had almost 100 percent compliance as it rolls out its new e-waste program, which is intended to cut down on the amount of electronic waste that ends up in the state's landfills. --More
[Brattleboro Reformer]

5 things you should know about e-waste
Wednesday, August 25, 2010-- Given the evolving nature of the e-waste issue, it is virtually impossible for anyone to be an expert, but here are five things you can use to guide your corporate or personal policies. --More
[ZDNet (blog)]

Hazardous e-waste regulation without export ban?
Tuesday, August 17, 2010-- Governemnt report misses the mark in recommending that the EPA put forward legislation that would ratify the Basel Convention, without first prohibiting the export of hazardous wastes such as electronic waste to developing countries, Basel Action Network critizises. --More
[Recycling News]

GAO Report Advises Federal Role to Manage e-Waste Exports
Sunday, August 15, 2010-- GAO says a greater federal regulatory role over exports could address the authority limitations of the U.S Environmental Protection Agency and states to regulate exports, and should be part of any approach, whether it's state-by-state or at a national level, for managing used electronics. --More
[Environmental Leader]