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8/25/2023

California DTSC Plans Haz Waste Penalty Updates

California DTSC's hosts the third and last public meeting on the topic of hazardous waste penalty policy changes on August 31 at the DTSC Berkeley Auditorium.

7/7/2023

Update: Revised Cal DTSC Hazardous Waste Rule Open to 15 Day Comment Period

Update 04/15/2024: California's Department of Toxic Substances Control submitted the generator improvements rule final rulemaking package for review on March 22, 2024. If approved, the GIR will become effective in California starting July 1, 2024.

3/31/2023

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 4/3

In this week's Roundup, six animal fat and vegetable oil companies, an oil and gas company, and a national freight company face civil penalties for alleged violations of US EPA's air and water regulations.

7/29/2022

Cal DTSC Adopts Hazardous Waste e-Manifest Revisions

Changes proposed by California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) to adopt updates related to electronic hazardous waste manifests have been approved.

2/15/2022

California Sues Retail Chain for Alleged Title 22 Violations

The California Attorney General, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), and 12 local prosecutors filed a lawsuit against a major US retail chain for alleged violations of State and Federal hazardous waste regulations.

10/8/2021

Cosmetics Retailer Faces $752,000 Penalty for Haz Waste Violations

A US cosmetics retail chain recently settled with Solano County and 33 other California State and local prosecutors over alleged violations of Federal RCRA and State Title 22 hazardous waste management regulations and training requirements.

9/27/2021

Cal DTSC Adds PFAS-containing Carpets to Priority Products List

California DTSC has designated carpets and rugs containing PFAS as “Priority Products” under its Safer Consumer Products (SCP) program.

5/7/2021

25K Barrels Possibly Containing DDT Found Off California Coast

Last month, marine scientists identified as many as 25,000 barrels believed to contain dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, better known as DDT, in the Pacific Ocean. The hazardous waste barrels were discovered on the ocean floor between Catalina Island and the Los Angeles coast.

3/26/2021

DTSC Orders Metal Recycler to Pay Hazardous Waste Investigation and Cleanup Costs

In a recently issued enforcement order, California’s Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) could require a scrap metal recycling facility in Fresno to clean up hazardous waste the site’s operations allegedly released into the environment.

12/2/2020

In Effect Now: New Cal/OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Standards

Newly approved COVID-19 health and safety requirements for California employers are in effect as of November 30, 2020.

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