Texas, small business organizations sue Department of Labor over OT rule

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the U.S. Department of Labor over a final overtime rule issued by the agency that he alleges violates the law and “attempts to usurp authority not granted by [...]

2024-06-11T15:02:36-04:00June 11th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Nevada OSHA sees more indoor heat-related complaints than outdoor, proposed regulation coming

There were more indoor workplace heat complaints filed with Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) than outdoor during 2023, according to a KTNV news report.  Several of the complaints mentioned temperatures surpassing triple digits, [...]

2024-06-11T15:02:05-04:00June 11th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Wagoneer excels, Tahoe and Expedition underperform in first IIHS crash tests

The Jeep Wagoneer is the only model out of three popular large SUVs tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) to qualify for a 2024 Top Safety Pick award while others “fell short [...]

2024-06-11T15:01:34-04:00June 11th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

EPA issues proposed rule that establishes workplace controls on use of n-methylpyrrolidone

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday a proposed rule under the Toxic Substances Act (TSCA) that would limit the concentration of n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) that would be allowed in some consumer and commercial products, [...]

2024-06-11T15:01:03-04:00June 11th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Hydro invests $85 million in casting line for aluminum recycling products for automotive industry

Hydro, an aluminum and renewable energy company, recently announced an $85 million investment in a new casting line to advance its aluminum recycling plant in Henderson, Kentucky, according to a press release.  The new line, [...]

2024-06-11T15:00:33-04:00June 11th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

University of Toronto develops tech for AV object-tracking

The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) believes it has developed a pair of multi-object tracking tools that can better detect the position and motion of objects, such as vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists, [...]

2024-06-11T15:00:02-04:00June 11th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Advocacy groups want better technology to prevent child deaths in hot vehicles

As temperatures rise, so does the pressure placed on national regulators to complete a ruling that would require OEMs to add technology that prevents a child from being left in a hot vehicle.  There have [...]

2024-06-07T14:59:38-04:00June 7th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Idaho bill that disclosed non-OEM parts may affect safety fails to pass

An Idaho bill that would have required repair shops to disclose on estimates that the use of non-OEM parts “may affect the safety and performance” of a vehicle failed to progress before the end of [...]

2024-06-07T14:59:07-04:00June 7th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

NHTSA investigating unintended Nissan Rogue air bag deployments

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun investigating reports of inadvertent deployment of side curtain air bags in 2015 Nissan Rogue vehicles. Field reports allege side curtain air bags deploy after the door [...]

2024-06-07T14:58:36-04:00June 7th, 2024|RDN News Feed|

Honda begins production of new CR-V fuel cell electric vehicle in Ohio

Honda has begun production of its all-new 2025 CR-V fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) at the Performance Manufacturing Center (PMC) in Ohio. Honda says the CR-V e:FCEV is the only FCEV made in America and [...]

2024-06-07T14:58:05-04:00June 7th, 2024|RDN News Feed|
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