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EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 7/18

7/17/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 7/18

In this week’s EPA Enforcement Roundup, a high-tech manufacturer and a pharmaceuticals maker will pay for RCRA hazardous waste violations, and plastic “nurdles” cause a Clean Water Act headache for two plastics companies.  
 
EPA May Delist Electroplating Sludge from RCRA Hazardous Waste Definition

7/17/2017

EPA May Delist Electroplating Sludge from RCRA Hazardous Waste Definition

In response to a petition from Samsung Austin Semiconductor, US EPA has announced a proposal to delist Copper filter cake generated by the electroplating process (an F006 waste) from the definition of hazardous waste under the Resource Conservational and Recovery Act (RCRA).  
 
Scope Documents for First 10 TSCA Chemical Risk Evaluations Now Available

7/17/2017

Scope Documents for First 10 TSCA Chemical Risk Evaluations Now Available

US EPA has announced the availability of documents that lay out the scope of the risk evaluations EPA will perform on the first 10 chemicals identified for evaluation under TSCA, as revised by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“The Lautenberg Law”). 
 
New RCRA Rules Training in Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, & Memphis

7/11/2017

New RCRA Rules Training in Atlanta, Birmingham, Nashville, & Memphis

RCRA workshops in Southeast cities start NEXT WEEK! Meet EPA’s annual RCRA training mandate and get up to speed on landmark changes to the hazardous waste generator requirements—in effect now!
 
4 Common Universal Waste Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

7/10/2017

4 Common Universal Waste Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Did you know that 1 out of 10 RCRA hazardous waste violations is related to the mismanagement of universal waste? Here we look at the four most common universal waste compliance mistakes and how to avoid them! 
 
Georgia to Adopt New RCRA Hazardous Waste Rules Next Month

7/10/2017

Georgia to Adopt New RCRA Hazardous Waste Rules Next Month

A proposal now available from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) lays out the State Agency’s plans for adopting recent updates to the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste rules. 
PHMSA Pre-empts FDNY Hazmat Permit Fee

7/7/2017

PHMSA Pre-empts FDNY Hazmat Permit Fee

In the Federal Register yesterday, the US DOT Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced that the Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) in some cases pre-empt hazmat inspection and permit rules created by the New York City Fire Department. 
 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 7/4

7/6/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 7/4

In this week's EPA Enforcement Roundup, an oil refinery and a bottle maker will pay for alleged violations of EPA rules and one company will pay to fund hazardous substance cleanup. 
EPA Proposes Waters of the US Recodification

6/30/2017

EPA Proposes Waters of the US Recodification

A pre-publication copy of a new US EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposal to re-codify the definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) is now available. 
USPS Simplifies Rules for Ethanol-based Flammables

6/30/2017

USPS Simplifies Rules for Ethanol-based Flammables

USPS has announced simplified requirements for marking and documenting certain air-eligible shipments of ethanol-based flammable liquids and solids, such as perfumes. 
 

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