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6/5/2017
EPA Stays Clean Air Act NSPS Final Rule for Oil and Gas Sector
As promised in a letter from Administrator Scott Pruitt in April this year, US EPA today announced it will stay for three months—and ultimately reconsider—a Final Rule that set new Clean Air Act emissions requirements for oil and gas well and compression station sites.
6/5/2017
OSHA and Cal/OSHA Update Operational Enforcement Agreement
OSHA announced on June 2 a revised Operational Status Agreement between the Federal agency and California’s OSHA State Plan. Under the updated operational agreement, Federal OSHA “gains coverage of private and tribal employers on US-government recognized Native American reservations and trust lands.”
6/2/2017
PHMSA and OSHA Prepare for UN GHS and Hazmat Meetings
To prepare for upcoming meetings at the UN, PHMSA and OSHA invite interested parties to attend public meetings on June 20 at the US Department of Transportation headquarters in Washington, D.C. A dial-in teleconference will also be available, details for which can be found toward the end of this Federal Register notice.
5/26/2017
New RCRA Rules Take Effect Today!
Today’s the day! The US EPA’s Hazardous Waste Generator Improvement Rule will have a major impact on the way sites nationwide manage waste. The new rules take effect today, May 30th, 2017, across the USA.
5/23/2017
DOT Rules for Modifying Hazmat Shipping Names
“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet. The same might be said for hazardous materials—no matter what Proper Shipping Name you choose, your material will exhibit the same hazards and be just as dangerous to supply-chain workers and emergency response personnel. That’s why choosing the right shipping name is so important..jpg?ext=.jpg)
5/22/2017
EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 5/23
This week, our EPA Enforcement Roundup includes two insurance companies paying for Superfund cleanup, an iron nugget producer paying a six-figure Clean Air Act settlement, and a metal recycler in Puerto Rico that allegedly violated the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and RCRA.
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