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Manufacturer Agrees to $850,000,000 Fluorochemicals Settlement

2/26/2018

Manufacturer Agrees to $850,000,000 Fluorochemicals Settlement

A manufacturer of widely used products that contain perfluorocarbons (PFCs) recently settled a lawsuit with the State of Minnesota’s Attorney General’s Office, agreeing to provide $850 million to create a Water Quality and Sustainability Fund supporting the Twin Cities East Metro area.
 
RCRA Reporting Requirements to Be Extended

2/26/2018

RCRA Reporting Requirements to Be Extended

US EPA today proposed an extension of an “information collection request,” or ICR, that requires hazardous waste generators, contractors, and others to keep records related to the recycling of hazardous secondary materials. 
 
Enroll Now: RCRA Training in Phoenix, Denver, SLC, and Portland

2/20/2018

Enroll Now: RCRA Training in Phoenix, Denver, SLC, and Portland

Get reliable, up-to-date training on the latest RCRA rules in Phoenix, Denver, Salt Lake City, and Portland in March 2018. Plus, discover new stratgies to minimize waste and control pollution at the Advanced RCRA Workshop in Salt Lake City on 3/14. 
New e-Manifest Training Kicks Off May 15

2/20/2018

New e-Manifest Training Kicks Off May 15

To help hazardous waste professionals transition to EPA’s new electronic system for tracking hazardous waste shipments, Lion Technology will present the EPA’s New Electronic Manifest System Webinar starting in May 2018.
 
UPS Expands Dangerous Goods Service to 51 New Destinations

2/20/2018

UPS Expands Dangerous Goods Service to 51 New Destinations

UPS will expand its International Special Commodities (ISC) program to allow healthcare providers, life sciences companies, and others to ship certain dangerous goods to 51 new countries and territories.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/20

2/20/2018

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/20

In this week’s EPA Enforcement Roundup, a major online retailer will pay more than $1 million for selling unregistered, misbranded pesticides in violation of FIFRA; a global petrochemical firm will complete a $10 million project to resolve Clean Air Act allegations; and more.
5 Signs You Need a New Training Provider

2/20/2018

5 Signs You Need a New Training Provider

Training to handle, manage, and ship dangerous chemicals is not a rote exercise intended to “check a box.” When a mistake can lead to serious injury, death, evacuations, hospitalizations, highway closures, and lasting environmental contamination—training for personnel must meet higher standards for quality, accuracy, and knowledge retention.  
 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Valentine's Day Edition

2/13/2018

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Valentine's Day Edition

It’s Valentine’s time, and EPA has dished out some tough love lately for alleged criminal and civil violations of environmental law and regulations.
Lion Launches Underground Storage Tank Compliance Online Course

2/13/2018

Lion Launches Underground Storage Tank Compliance Online Course

To help facility owners and operators comply with US EPA’s extensive Underground Storage Tank (UST) requirements—including changes that take effect in October 2018—Lion Technology launched a new online course: Underground Storage Tanks.  
 
EPA Proposes $20 Million in TSCA Fees for Chemical Companies

2/9/2018

EPA Proposes $20 Million in TSCA Fees for Chemical Companies

On February 7, US EPA released a long-awaited TSCA draft rulemaking to implement user fees for chemical manufacturers to control the costs of EPA’s work to evaluate and regulate chemicals in the US.
 

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