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EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 7/15

7/15/2024

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 7/15

This Roundup highlights alleged Clean Air Act, EPCRA, CERCLA, and FIFRA violations made by a power company, a paper company, and a retailer.
Final Rule: PFOA, PFOS Listed as Superfund Substances

5/8/2024

Final Rule: PFOA, PFOS Listed as Superfund Substances

Update 05/08/24: Effective July 8, 2024, the substances PFOA and PFOS are listed as hazardous substances under CERCLA, each with a reportable quantity (RQ) of 1 pound.  
Chemical Plant to Pay $6.6M Following Fire and Release

4/4/2024

Chemical Plant to Pay $6.6M Following Fire and Release

A $6.6 million settlement has been reached following a 2019 fire and chemical release that officials say caused significant ecological damage in Texas.
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 1/22

1/22/2024

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 1/22

This week’s Roundup includes a $7M dollar settlement with 5 companies to resolve "historic discharges of hazardous substances" at a refinery originally built in 1919.
Hazardous Hauntings: Waste Beyond the "Grave"

10/27/2023

Hazardous Hauntings: Waste Beyond the "Grave"

The time is right on Halloween to consider one major way that hazardous waste can haunt us from "beyond the grave"—liability under CERCLA/Superfund—and a few "tricks" for controlling your exposure.
Idaho Manufacturer Enters $151M Settlement for Alleged Environmental Violations

7/14/2023

Idaho Manufacturer Enters $151M Settlement for Alleged Environmental Violations

In this week's Roundup, we detail one company's settlement with EPA involving alleged RCRA, Clean Air Act, CERCLA, and EPCRA violations.
Meet America's 5 Newest Superfund Sites

9/14/2022

Meet America's 5 Newest Superfund Sites

On September 9, US EPA added five sites to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of locations prioritized for longer-term cleanup action due to contamination with hazardous substances.  
Alfredo Sauce: A Reportable Release?

9/1/2022

Alfredo Sauce: A Reportable Release?

A messy release of alfredo sauce on a highway near Memphis, TN gives us a chance to consider release reporting rules under three major regulatory programs—the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR), Superfund, and the Clean Water Act.  
CERCLA Hazardous Substance List Now Includes 1-bromopropane

4/25/2022

CERCLA Hazardous Substance List Now Includes 1-bromopropane

Effective April 8, 2022, US EPA added 1-bromopropane (also known as n-propyl bromide or nPB) to the CERCLA/Superfund list of hazardous substances. 
 
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 4/18

4/18/2022

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 4/18

In this week's Roundup, a defense contractor will spend $35 million to remediate a CERCLA-regulated site. Plus, a construction company pleads guilty to asbestos-related Clean Air Act violations.

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