http://www.hgtvpro.com Recent updates of codes and regulations for the homebuilding industry. en-us Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:48:33 GMT Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:48:33 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Fastfwd Rss_Export v1.0 http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/nws_ind_nws_cods_regs/article/0,2624,HPRO_26520_6022954,00.html The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued the first test orders for pesticide chemicals to be screened for their potential effects on the endocrine system. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interact with and disrupt the hormones produced or secreted by human and animal endocrine systems, which regulate growth, metabolism and reproduction. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:08:00 GMT http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/nws_ind_nws_cods_regs/article/0,2624,HPRO_26520_6022954,00.html http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/nws_ind_nws_cods_regs/article/0,2624,HPRO_26520_5946469,00.html In a victory for NAHB members who have been seeking clearer environmental regulations, a new method by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for estimating the damage caused by an excess amount of nutrients in a body of water has been found to be not based on sound science, according to a peer review decision announced last month. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:27:00 GMT http://www.hgtvpro.com/hpro/nws_ind_nws_cods_regs/article/0,2624,HPRO_26520_5946469,00.html