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Public Policy - September, 2008

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• Calif. Orders Up Nutrition Labels For Chain Menus
• Schwarzenegger Signs Green Chemistry Bills
• Calif. Vows To Fight As Oil-Drilling Ban Ends
• Senate OKs $25B Loan For Auto Cos.
• Antitrust Concerns A Non-Issue Amid Meltdown
• EU Picks Up Probe Into BHP-Rio Tinto Deal
• AB 32: Creating A Haze Of Uncertainty For Business
• FTC Should Up Oil Industry Post-Merger Analysis: GAO
• Congress Moves To Ban Mercury Exports
• SEC Ends Voluntary Investment Bank Regulation
• Treasury Panel Looks At Audits, Ignores Lawsuits
• Sexual Relations As 'Major Life Activity' Under ADA
• EPA Orders Calif. Co. To Test Site For Chemicals
• European Union Bans Mercury Exports
• RGGI Carbon Auction Draws Praise, Doubts
• Bill To Empower CFTC Inspector General Clears House
• Western States Unveil Cap-And-Trade Plan
• EU Panel Favors Stricter Rules On Car Emissions
• EU Pushes To Simplify Rules On Mergers
• EU Stays On Road To Telecom Reform
• Renewable Energy Industries Look To Busy Congress
• Ky. Appeals Court OKs Power Plant Permit
• Boxer Lambasts Bush Over EPA Record
• 'Superbanks' Unlikely To Draw Antitrust Ire: Experts
• FDA Yanks Eyewash, Skin Cream Over Side Effects
• House OKs Ban On Diverting Great Lakes Water
• EPA Tells 7 Calif. Cos. To Pay $500K Or Clean Up
• Cox Says Regulate Swaps; Dodd Blasts Bailout Plan
• EPA Won't Regulate Fuel Component In Water: Report
• Democrats Push For Changes To $700B Bailout Plan
• DOJ, FTC Clash Over Section 2 Enforcement Standards
• RGGI To Hold First Ever US Carbon Auction
• Builders' Suit Over Calif. Emissions Rule Tossed
• Indies Sound Antitrust Alarm Over MySpace Music
• Implications Of CPSIA On Product Recall Requirements
• EPA's E-Waste Export Rules Not Good Enough: GAO
• Addressing Ambiguities Under The CPSIA
• Coast Guard Clarifies Vessels' Financial Responsibility
• REACH-Like Chemicals Rules Expected In Calif.
• House Passes Bill Tripling Great Lakes Cleanup Fund
• FDA Issues Draft Guidance On Engineered Animals
• FDA Moves To Prevent 'Port Shopping'
• A Stark Change: New Regs Will Require Restructuring
• DOL Drops Audit Of Fragomen's Green Card Cases
• UK To Bend Competition Law For Lloyds-HBOS Deal
• REACH Hazardous Chemicals List Likely To Be Short
• Japan FTC Rules Microsoft Contracts Anti-Competitive
• FERC Unveils Revised Natural Gas Transparency Rule
• House Passes Bill To Toughen CFTC Powers
• EPA Fines Laminating Firm For Waste Violations
• Experts Divided On Benefits Of AIG Bailout
• Energy Bill Passes House But Bush Promises Veto
• EBay Asks EU To Target Anti-Competitive Distributors
• FDA Bars Ranbaxy Drugs For Manufacturing Violations
• SEC Takes Action To Rein In Naked Short-Selling
• REACH Could Reduce Chemical Cos.' Profits: Report
• Senate Mulls GHG Rules Under Clean Air Act
• Parachutes Not So Golden For Fannie, Freddie CEOs
• Parameters Start To Form For Online Content Laws
• Lawmakers Push To Ban Asbestos
• EC Approves Teva's Generic Version Of Neupogen
• Business Group Issues Carbon Regulation Warning
• CPSC Sets Clock Ticking For Tainted Toy Removal
• Calif. Proposes Cap-And-Trade To Reduce GHG
• Newspaper Group Pushes To Block Google-Yahoo Pact
• Senators Scramble To Set Law On Emissions
• Watchdog Calls For Improved Oversight At PBGC
• Forging Ahead With State, Local Climate Legislation
• House Approves Bill Aiming To Boost SEC Powers
• Dentists Need A Push To Reduce Mercury: Report
• Congress Pushes Energy Bills
• Senate Panel OKs IP Enforcement Bill
• USDA Undercutting Meat Origin Labeling: Sen.
• Senate Passes ADA Amendments Act
• San Francisco Tobacco Rule Biased, Walgreen Claims
• EU Committee Votes To Scale Back On Biofuels
• FDA Considers Reclassifying Hemostatic Devices
• Senate Begins To Weigh IP Enforcement Act
• Enviro Groups Sue To Stop New Sierra Nevada Plans
• Calif. City Brokers Deal Over GHG Emissions
• Oil Allies Say 'Nay' To Clean Energy Bills: Study
• DOJ's Proposed Antitrust Standards Too Lenient: FTC
• House To Vote On Bill Giving SEC More Authority
• Calif. GHG Regulation Impacts All Stakeholders
• Ohio Puts Great Lakes Water Rights On The Ballot
• Wis. Lawmakers Oppose New Mercury Rule
• Coca-Cola To Test China's New Antitrust Laws
• No Noncompetes In Calif. – So What Else Is New?
• Calif. Remains On The Fence Over Unbundled RECs
• BLM Tags Public Lands For Oil Shale Development
• Calif. Waste Solutions Faces EPA Fines
• Growth Of 'Greenwashing' Will Spur Regulation
• Comcast Appeals FCC Net Neutrality Order
• REACH May Inspire TSCA Reforms In Coming Years
• FDA Demands Stronger Warnings For TNF-Blockers
• EU Says Limited Interchange Fees Would Be OK
• NYC Closes Door On Sidewalk Air Conditioning
• New Priority Superfund Sites Named, More Proposed
• Lawyers Question FDA's Changes To Labeling Rules
• New Exhaust Standards Will Curb Pollution: EPA
• Nanotech Spurs Debate On Regulation
• Germany Clings To Volkswagen Law
• Report Blames Cox, SDG&E For Calif. Fires
• Analyst Predicts Black Box Warning For Byetta
• FDA Seeks Feedback To Boost Produce Safety
• 11th Circ. Upholds EPA Permits For Ga. Coal Plants
• EU Parliament Backs Safety Rules For Hydrogen Cars
• EU Nears 3-Year Delay In Auto Emissions Reductions
• EU Revamps Pesticide Residue Rules
• McCain, Obama Camps Spar Over IP, Antitrust Issues