Sandy Smith
Industry Editor
Sandy Smith is an award-winning newspaper reporter and business-to-business journalist who has spent 20+ years researching and writing about EHS, regulatory compliance, and risk management and networking with EHS professionals. She is passionate about helping to build and maintain safe workplaces and promote workplace cultures that support EHS, and has been interviewed about workplace safety and risk management by The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and USA Today.
Articles
Sandy Smith
34 articles
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Microplastics in North America in 2026: Research Advances, Regulation Struggles to Keep Pace
May 5, 2026
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From Microbeads to Macro-Regulation: The EU Framework the World Is Watching
April 29, 2026
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The Global Microplastics Regulatory Landscape in 2026: Active but Fragmented
April 22, 2026
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Too Small to See, Too Big to Ignore: The World Wrestles With a Plastic Problem
April 15, 2026
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U.S. Specialty Chemical Manufacturers Agile and Positioned for Growth
November 11, 2025
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Accelerate EHS with AI: Going All-In
September 15, 2025
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AI’s Role in Evolving Workplace Safety: Building Trust in AI for Chemical Compliance
August 27, 2025
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U.S. OSHA: Lower Penalties for Small Businesses Support Entrepreneurs Who Drive Economy
July 21, 2025
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The ‘Mother of All Industries’: The EU Chemical Industry, the Green Deal, and Regulatory Rollbacks
May 19, 2025
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The ‘Mother of All Industries’: The EU Chemical Industry, the Green Deal, and Regulatory Rollbacks
May 19, 2025
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Guitar Strings and Prozac: The Paradox of PFAS
April 17, 2025
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The EU Takes Aim at Plastic Pellet Pollution
April 15, 2025
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2025 Outlook: 10 Global Policy Trends to Watch
January 29, 2025
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At Amazon and Elsewhere, Are Safety and Productivity Mutually Exclusive? (Depends on Who’s Talking)
January 15, 2025
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A Q&A About Plastics: Who Is the Victim, the Villain, and the Victor in the Plastic Story?
December 5, 2024