By Porter Wright on The January 23, 2012 issue of Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Environment Report carried an article (Repoduced with permission from Daily Environment Report, 13 DEN A-11, 1/23/2012. Copyright -2012 by the Bureau of National Affairs, Inc (800-372-1033 http://www/bna.com) "Government, Industry, advocacy Groups Work on Carbon Nanotube Release Measures" that focused on the work of the NanoRelease Project. As … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on The 2011 J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Conference will be held on March 23-24 2011 at George Washington University’s Jacob Burns Moot Court Room. The subject of the conference, "Environmental Governance at the Leading Edge of Technology", will explore the need for the possible structure of anticipatory governance systems that are capable of protecting … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on On March 21, 2011, Porter Wright partner John C. Monica, Jr. will participate as a presenter at the annual conference of Jurimetrics: The Journal of Law, Science, and Technology at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. The conference, entitled "The Biggest Issues for the Smallest Stuff: Regulation and Risk Management of … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on Today’s Federal Register carries a notice of a public meeting on Tuesday March 30th and Wednesday March 31st 2010 to be held at the Holiday Inn Rosslyn-Key Bridge in Arlington Virginia . The meeting will be a workshop designed "to provide an open forum to discuss the state-of-the-art of the science related to environmental, health, and … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on The International Association of Nanotechnology (IANT), a non-profit organization established with the goals of fostering research and business development in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, is sponsoring a talk and discussion on "Nanosafety in Uncertain Times" on October 21, from 5:30PM -7:30 PM in San Jose California. The featured speaker will be John Monica Jr, a partner … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on John Monica, a partner in the DC office of Porter Wright and frequent contibutor to this blog, was announced as a new Contibuting Editor for Environmental, Health and Safety and Regulation for InterNano, a project of the National Nanomanufacturing Network. As Contibuting Editor, John will be tasked with informing InterNano readers about the latest in EHS and regulatory … Continue Reading