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 by Sandy Smith
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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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A Q&A About Plastics: Who Is the Victim, the Villain, and the Victor in the Plastic Story?
December 5, 2024
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DEEP DIVE: East Palestine Community: “We Can’t Move Forward” Following Train Derailment
July 11, 2024
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DEEP DIVE: U.S. EPA Adds Two PFAS to List of Hazardous Substances Under Superfund
April 23, 2024
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LEGAL BRIEF: 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals: EPA Exceeded its Authority in Orders Issued to Inhance Technologies
April 3, 2024
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Rough Sailing in Maine for PFAS Regulations Makes Waves Across the Country
November 16, 2023
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PFAS, EPR and Climate: What’s Trending in 2023 and Beyond
October 11, 2023