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08/03/2017

EPA Faces Pushback on Delayed Clean Air Regulations

Before becoming EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt often challenged new US EPA Clean Air Act rules in court as Attorney General of Oklahoma. Now, it seems, the tables have turned—today Pruitt and his EPA face their own set of legal challenges from Attorneys General across the US.  

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06/19/2017

New RCRA Rules Training in Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis, & more

In July, join us for nationally trusted training on the latest RCRA rules - including updates under EPA's "Generator Improvements Rule" - in Charlotte, Orlando, Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, Memphis, and more! 

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06/05/2017

New RCRA Rules Training in Boston, Hartford, NJ, Philly, & More

Lion Technology’s RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Workshop is now updated to cover major changes for facilities in EPA’s Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule. This month, join us in Albany, Rochester, Boston, Hartford, NJ, Philadelphia, and Baltimore for RCRA training trusted nationwide.

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05/22/2017

The 4 Keys to Legitimate RCRA Recycling

Have you ever wished there were some (legal) way around the RCRA hazardous waste requirements? Recycling certain hazardous secondary materials offers a number of ways for facilities to exclude those materials from US EPA’s definition of solid waste (DSW). If a material is not a solid waste, then by definition it cannot be a hazardous waste. 

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04/25/2017

Houston and Dallas: RCRA and TCEQ Training in 2 Weeks!

For hazardous waste generators, the next 30 days are critically important: On May 30, 2017, EPA’s RCRA “Generator Improvements Rule” takes effect. With the new rule come a number of landmark changes...

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04/24/2017

New RCRA Exclusions: Verified Recycler Reclamation

When US EPA promulgated changes to its definition of solid waste (DSW) on January 13, 2015, the Agency created a few new exclusions for certain hazardous secondary material reclamation. Today, we continue our examination of these new reliefs by focusing on the new RCRA “verified recycler” exclusion.  

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04/04/2017

EPA to Delay, Reconsider Risk Management Plan Rules for Chemical Facilities

US EPA yesterday proposed to further delay the effective date of new release prevention requirements for chemical facilities under the Clean Air Act. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced in a letter on March 13 that the Agency will grant a petition to reconsider this Final Rule. 

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11/08/2016

RCRA Generator Improvements Update Webinars Start Nov. 29

To help you keep up with major changes to the US EPA’s hazardous waste regulations, Lion Technology this week launched the live, interactive Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule Webinar.

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11/01/2016

OSHA's Narrowed PSM Retail Exemption Now On Hold

In a regulatory interpretation issued July 22, 2015, OSHA narrowed the exemption from its Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard for retail facilities. Before this memo was issued, OSHA’s PSM “retail exemption” applied to facilities that “generate more than 50% of their income from direct sales of chemicals to end users.” 

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09/27/2016

25 Common RCRA Mistakes to Avoid

Recently, the EPA increased its maximum civil penalty for hazardous waste violations to $70,117. That said, EPA does not assess the maximum penalty for every violation. When laying penalties, the US EPA’s RCRA Civil Penalty Policy (based upon Section 3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6928) takes into consideration the seriousness of a violation, any good-faith efforts to comply with applicable requirements, and other factors to calculate an appropriate monetary penalty. 

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