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1/3/2018
Enrollment Still Open! New RCRA Rules Training in January
In the second half of January, new RCRA rules training comes to Atlanta, Mobile, Chicago, Orlando, St. Louis, Richmond, and Indianapolis. Don't miss a chance to get live, expert-led training on updates to the hazardous waste requirements that impact your facility in major ways.
1/2/2018
EPA Closes 2017 With Millions in Clean Air Act Penalties
A lump of coal may be the holiday gift for bad boys and girls, but EPA had a much worse “present” in store for two carbon black manufacturers in December. In the final week of 2017, EPA giftwrapped some major Clean Air Act penalties for these two companies, totaling about $2 million.
12/19/2017
DOT, EPA, and OSHA Release Latest Regulatory Plans
This week, the Federal government released the Fall 2017 “Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.” Updated twice per year, the Unified Agenda gives industry stakeholders and the public a view into rulemaking activities in progress at major Federal agencies.
11/27/2017
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 11/28
In this week’s EPA Enforcement Roundup, an exterminator will pay $10 million in criminal fines for fumigating residential properties with products containing methyl bromide. Plus, a hazardous waste facility pays for RCRA permit violations and a seafood storage company is fined for failure to properly report a hazardous substance release..jpg?ext=.jpg)
11/22/2017
EPA and Army Push Back "Waters of the US" Applicability by 2 Years
US EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have proposed adding an applicability date to the much-debated 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Final Rule. The Final Rule, still stayed nationwide by court order and now under consideration by the Supreme Court, expanded the scope of the Clean Water Act to address discharges to bodies of water not previously covered.
11/20/2017
Environmental Civil Suits a Growing Problem for Facilities
If environmental groups and concerned citizens find they cannot achieve their aims by bringing EPA to court, they may double their efforts to sue individual facilities for perceived violations of environmental law and regulations.
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