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Compliance Archives - January 2025

Updated: Latest on EPA Rules Extended, Delayed in 2025

4/17/2025

Updated: Latest on EPA Rules Extended, Delayed in 2025

EPA extended the deadline to submit comments on a Draft Sewage Sludge Risk Assessment for PFOA and PFOS after stakeholders requested more time. The new comment deadline is August 14, 2025.
EPA Updates on Vinyl Chloride and PV29 Risk Evaluations

3/4/2025

EPA Updates on Vinyl Chloride and PV29 Risk Evaluations

Update 03/04/25: US EPA is extending/re-opening the comment periods for two TSCA risk management actions—a Draft Scope for evaluating the risks of vinyl chloride and a proposed rule that creates worker protections for certain uses of PV29.
Revised USPS Hazmat Packaging Standards for Mail

1/28/2025

Revised USPS Hazmat Packaging Standards for Mail

Effective immediately, the US Postal Service revised the standards for mailing hazmat/DG to require "rigid outer packaging" of a minimum strength for most materials, and updated the mailing standards for lithium batteries.
2025 Starts with Lithium Battery Fires on Both Coasts

1/27/2025

2025 Starts with Lithium Battery Fires on Both Coasts

Two lithium battery fires this month—one at a California power plant and one in a New York townhouse basement—remind us of the hazards these batteries can pose in large-scale and small-scale applications.   
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 1/20

1/20/2025

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 1/20

This Roundup highlights recent alleged environmental violations related to chemical inventory reporting, SPCC plans, and preventing leaks of air pollutants from equipment. 
Two RCRA Rules to Watch in 2025

1/17/2025

Two RCRA Rules to Watch in 2025

Incoming officials at US EPA will review ongoing rulemaking activity in the weeks to come as they set new goals and priorities. That includes several unfinished hazardous waste rules, like one to create universal waste standards for lithium batteries. 
RCRA Updates in New York Expected This Year

1/13/2025

RCRA Updates in New York Expected This Year

NYSDEC has substantial updates planned for the State hazardous waste regulations in 2025, including stricter requirements and new reliefs from ten RCRA Final Rules completed by US EPA between 2012 and 2020.
Quick Quiz: EH&S News of the Week

1/10/2025

Quick Quiz: EH&S News of the Week

Test your knowledge relating to recent EH&S news—or use this quiz to stay sharp.
OSHA Increases Civil Penalties with Final Rule

1/9/2025

OSHA Increases Civil Penalties with Final Rule

Effective January 15, 2025, OSHA published a Final Rule to increase civil penalty amounts for workplace safety and health violations pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
New Maximum Civil Penalties for Environmental Violations

1/8/2025

New Maximum Civil Penalties for Environmental Violations

US EPA increased the maximum penalty amounts for violating Federal environmental regulations, including a maximum fine of $93,058 per day, per violation for noncompliance with RCRA hazardous waste standards.

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