By Porter Wright on The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) "helps the Agency protect the environment in a more efficient and cost effective manner. [It] consist[s] of auditors, program analysts, investigators, and others with extensive expertise" who are tasked with evaluating EPA’s ability to deliver on key Agency policies. Risk Policy Report ran an article yesterday (October 14, … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on The first phase of EPA’s voluntary Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP) closes on Monday. For those keeping track, the most up-to-date NMSP participation statistics as of July 24, 2008 follow. It is shaping up to be a very respectable list of participants. Submissions Under Basic Program: (9 submissions – covering 68 nanoscale materials) DuPont; Nanophase Technologies Corporation; … Continue Reading