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Plant Owners Jailed for Accepting Explosives Illegally

3/17/2025

Plant Owners Jailed for Accepting Explosives Illegally

Awaiting trial on 25 counts of criminal hazardous waste management violations, the pair were found to have violated a court order by continuing to accept canisters that held explosive materials.
2025 Clean Water Act Guidance on WOTUS Released

3/17/2025

2025 Clean Water Act Guidance on WOTUS Released

Updated 03/25/2025. US EPA recently issued new guidance concerning Clean Water Act implementation and announced plans to revise, again, the definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
New Jersey Company Sentenced for Criminal Clean Water Act Violations

3/6/2025

New Jersey Company Sentenced for Criminal Clean Water Act Violations

A New Jersey company that plead guilty to criminal Clean Water Act violations has been sentenced to 3 years of federal probation with environmental conditions, and must pay $1,000,000 in federal and state penalties.
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.
Petition Seeks Limits on State Pesticide Labeling Rules

3/3/2025

Petition Seeks Limits on State Pesticide Labeling Rules

Attorneys General from eleven states petitioned for a change to the FIFRA regulations that would prohibit states from imposing labeling standards for pesticides that are “inconsistent with EPA’s findings and conclusions” about the product's health risks.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/3

3/3/2025

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/3

This Roundup highlights alleged environmental violations from a chemical supplier, a metal coating company, and a metal processor.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/24

2/24/2025

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/24

This Roundup highlights alleged environmental violations made by companies in Indiana, New Mexico, and Oregon.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/17

2/17/2025

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/17

This Roundup highlights alleged environmental violations by a grocery chain, operators of a mobile home park, and a waste recycler.
EPA Delays Recent Hazardous Waste, PFAS Final Rules

2/5/2025

EPA Delays Recent Hazardous Waste, PFAS Final Rules

US EPA has delayed the effective date until March 21, 2025 for two recently published Final Rules—a rule to revise or “correct” several RCRA requirements for hazardous waste generators and a rule adding 9 PFAS to the TRI reporting list.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/3

2/3/2025

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/3

This Roundup highlights alleged hazardous waste management, Clean Air Act, and Clean Water Act violations by companies in Illinois, Oregon, and New Mexico.

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