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10/12/2015
EPA’s Waters of the US Rule “Blocked” Nationwide
On October 9, 2015, the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an Order of Stay, which granted a petition and effectively blocked EPA’s new Clean Water regulation nationwide. The rule is now Stayed nationwide pending the result of legal challenges to EPA’s water authority...
10/2/2015
Fertilizer Maker Settles $2 Billion RCRA Case with US EPA
A fertilizer maker with facilities in Florida and Louisiana settled an enforcement case with US EPA with a total value reported at about $2 billion, EPA reported on October 1.
9/30/2015
New Effluent Limitations for Coal-fired Steam Electric Power Plants
On September 30, 2015, US EPA finalized a new Rule aimed at reducing the volume of toxic metals and other pollutants that enter US waterways. The rule, called the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category, was initially proposed in June 2013.
9/29/2015
EPA Reports Progress on Hazardous Waste E-Manifests
On October 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act into law. The Act requires EPA to establish and implement an IT system to track hazardous waste shipments in lieu of the current paper-based system. Once developed, the system will allow users to create and transmit manifests electronically...
9/25/2015
Two Major RCRA Hazardous Waste Proposals in Today’s Federal Register
In the September 25, 2015 Federal Register, US EPA posted two proposed rules that will affect hazardous waste generators, the Hazardous Waste Generators Improvements Rule and the Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule.
9/8/2015
EPA's Proposed TSCA Rules for Nanoscale Materials
On April 6, 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new reporting/recordkeeping rule regarding nanoscale materials that are already in commerce. If finalized, the rule will require companies that manufacture or process chemicals at the nanoscale level to electronically report to US EPA information about the materials' chemical identity, production volume, methods of manufacture and processing, uses, exposure, and release data and available health and safety data...
9/1/2015
Know Your Safety Agency: The CSB
The US Chemical and Hazard Investigation Board, or CSB, made headlines this year when its chairman resigned amid controversy. President Obama appointed, and the US Senate confirmed, a new chairperson in March. As the new Chair-former Chief Counsel for PHMSA, Vanessa Sutherland-begins her term, the time is right to ask: What exactly is the CSB, and what does it do?
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