toxic chemical News
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California sets up toxic chemicals registry
Under two new laws, the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has until 2011 to develop a process for identifying and evaluating potentially dangerous chemicals and to set up a searchable online database where consumers can find information on chemicals. The law follows in the footsteps of chemical evaluation programs in the European Union and Canada but is the first such ...
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EPA establishes national tribal toxics committee to address risks from toxic chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has established a National Tribal Toxics Committee (NTTC) to give Indian tribes greater input on issues related to chemical safety, toxic chemicals and pollution prevention. This effort will further empower tribal communities to protect their health and environment from the risks of toxic chemicals. Creation of the NTTC is part of EPA Administrator Lisa P. ...
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Industry progressing in voluntary effort to reduce toxic chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the interim results of a voluntary effort by eight chemical manufacturers to reduce emissions and use of long-chain perfluorinated chemicals (LCPFCs), including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). Used in hundreds of manufacturing and industrial applications, LCPFCs are toxic, persistent in our environment worldwide and can accumulate in ...
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EPA Settles Case Alleging Chemical Reporting Violations at St. Marys, Pa. Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Mersen USA St. Marys-PA Corp. (Mersen) will pay a $79,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements. According to EPA, the company failed to timely submit required reports on toxic chemicals at its manufacturing plant in St. Marys, Pa. EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and ...
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EPA and lancaster company reach settlement on chemical reporting violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Maxima Technologies & Systems, LLC has settled alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements at its plant on Rohrerstown Road in Lancaster, Pa. EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), which requires companies that manufacture, use or produce more than a ...
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EPA Toxics Release Inventory Report provides Northwest residents with information on chemical releases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has published the 2011 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis, providing information to communities about chemical releases to air, water and land across the nation. Hundreds of facilities in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are required to report information on toxic chemical releases. In Washington, 316 facilities reported 19 million pounds of ...
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Portland chemical manufacturer failed to publicly disclose data on chemical use
Kanto Corporation, a Portland, Oregon chemical manufacturer, failed to report the use of toxic chemicals at its facility in violation of community right-to-know laws, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company has agreed to correct violations of the federal Toxics Release Inventory Program and pay a fine. “Companies that use toxic chemicals are ...
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Statement from Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Opposing Senate “Chemical Safety” Bill which Lets Asbestos off the Hook
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines education, advocacy, and community to help ensure justice for asbestos victims, today issued this statement from ADAO President and Co-Founder Linda Reinstein, in opposition to the legislation introduced today by U.S. Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) inappropriately named the “Chemical Safety for the 21st ...
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EPA Settlement with Superior Forge and Steel Corp Enforces Chemical Reporting Rule Designed to Protect Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Superior Forge & Steel Corporation will pay a $61,673 penalty to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements at its forged steel production plants in New Castle, Pa., and Pittsburgh, Pa. EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), a federal law designed ...
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Pennsylvania Company settles Toxic chemical reporting violations at Nazareth, Pa. facility
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Essroc Cement Corporation has agreed to pay a $82,000 penalty to settle alleged violations of toxic chemical reporting requirements at its manufacturing facility located at 401 West Prospect St., Nazareth, Pa. According to EPA, Essroc failed to submit three years of required reports on a regulated toxic chemical (lead) which was ...
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EPA Settlement with Altadis U.S.A. Inc. Ensures Compliance with Toxic Chemical Reporting Safeguards at McAdoo, Pa., Tobacco Plant
An Environmental Protection Agency settlement with Altadis U.S.A., Inc., on toxic chemical reporting requirements, will help communities and first responders to prepare for chemical emergencies. EPA cited the company for violating the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), a federal law designed to inform the public and emergency responders about hazardous and toxic ...
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Spokane concrete and asphalt manufacturer fails to disclose use of chemicals
CPM Development Corporation, a concrete and asphalt manufacturing facility, failed to report toxic chemical use at its Spokane, Washington facility under federal community right-to-know laws, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The company has submitted the missing reports outlining chemical use and disposal at its facility, and will pay a fine. ...
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New US policy `interferes` with analysis of toxic chemicals and their risk to public health
A new White House policy deals a crippling blow to the ability of the scientific staff of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify chemicals that pose the greatest risk to public health, potentially putting millions of people at risk, according to public health experts at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). At issue is the interference with EPA’s Integrated Risk Information ...
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EPA issues Hawaii toxics inventory data for 2010
Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in Hawaii decreased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The data comes from the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory, commonly referred to as TRI. It’s one of the EPA’s largest publicly available databases, ...
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Cosmoflex, Inc., to Pay $80,000 Civil Penalty for Community Right-to-Know Violations at Hannibal, Mo., Manufacturing Plant
Cosmoflex, Inc., a manufacturer of rubber and plastic hoses and belts, has agreed to pay an $80,000 civil penalty to the United States to settle a series of violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its manufacturing facility in Hannibal, Mo. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency ...
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EPA issues CNMI toxics inventory data for 2010
Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in CNMI decreased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The data comes from the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory, commonly referred to as TRI. It’s one of the EPA’s largest publicly available databases, ...
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Toxic chemical releases increased in 2010 throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
Recent data from the federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) shows that toxic chemical releases rose in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. The 2010 TRI reports how over 600 chemicals on the TRI list were managed, where they ended up, and how 2010 releases compare to 2009. The 2010 TRI National Analysis shows that TRI releases rose 16 percent across the nation between 2009 and 2010, reversing ...
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EPA issues Guam toxics inventory data for 2010
Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in Guam increased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The data comes from the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory, commonly referred to as TRI. It’s one of the EPA’s largest publicly available databases, ...
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EPA issues American Samoa toxics inventory data for 2010
Toxic chemicals managed, treated or released into the environment from facilities operating in American Samoa decreased in 2010 when compared to 2009, according to the latest data available from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The data comes from the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory, commonly referred to as TRI. It’s one of the EPA’s largest publicly available ...
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PM Resources, Inc., of Bridgeton, Mo., to Pay $44,623 civil penalty for community right-to-know violations
PM Resources, Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer, has agreed to pay a $44,623 civil penalty to the United States to settle four violations of environmental regulations related to the public reporting of toxic chemicals at its facility in Bridgeton, Mo. According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., the Agency conducted an inspection of PM ...
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