chemical release planning News
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EPA planning to release more chemical action plans
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is preparing action plans for nonylphenol/nonylphenol ethoxylate (NP/NPE), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), siloxanes, and diisocyanates. EPA is also preparing final action plans for the chemicals remaining on EPA's initial list -- bisphenol A and benzidine dyes. EPA chose the chemicals based on a range of criteria, including ...
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Nevada gold mine pays $105,000, corrects reporting violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered Jipangu International, Inc. to pay a $105,000 fine and correct reporting violations after the facility failed to correctly report toxic chemical releases and waste management activities at its Florida Canyon Mine and Standard Gold Mine processing facility near Imlay, Nev. After a careful analysis of the mine’s records, EPA inspectors ...
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Four northwest companies agree to settle EPA chemical emergency planning and release reporting violations
Four northwest companies (2 in Washington, 1 in Oregon, 1 in Idaho) have agreed to follow federal requirements when it comes to reporting the storage, handling, and accidental release of hazardous chemicals. The companies have agreed to correct the violations and pay fines. Two of the firms (Stack & Dickinson) violated the hazardous chemical release reporting requirements of the Emergency ...
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DuPont chemical plant had some environmental violations
State records show dozens of minor or moderate state environmental violations since 2009 at a Houston-area DuPont chemical plant where four people died from toxic fumes over the weekend. The plant, however, which covers 600 acres along the Houston Ship Channel in LaPorte and has operated since 1956, has received a satisfactory rating from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, according ...
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EPA requires Hawaii Gas to protect workers, local community from risk of chemical releases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with Hawaii Gas for a total penalty of $155,000 for risk management plan and chemical release reporting violations at its facility in Kapolei, Oahu. “Risk management plans are critical components of safety programs designed to prevent chemical accidents,” said Jared Blumenfeld, EPA’s Regional Administrator ...
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EPA Orders HOVENSA to improve plans to prevent chemical releases and promptly detect problems
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order to HOVENSA L.L.C. in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands requiring the refinery to make numerous improvements to its programs and plans that help prevent chemical releases and provide prompt detection and response when incidents and releases do occur. The company violated provisions of the federal Clean Air Act related to the development of ...
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Unified Grocers settles EPA claims for delayed reporting of ammonia release, risk management, and emergency planning violations
Unified Grocers has settled with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for alleged chemical release reporting, risk management, and emergency planning violations at its warehouse facility in Seattle, Washington and will pay EPA a $110,200 penalty. The company will also complete a Supplemental Environmental Project which includes ammonia release detection improvements valued at over ...
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U.S. EPA requires Rancho LPG to comply with safety measures for community protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Rancho LPG has resolved its noncompliance with risk management plan regulations. The violations were discovered during an EPA investigation of the San Pedro, Calif. facility, which began in April 2010. The facility has addressed the violations and now adheres to risk management plan requirements—a regulation under the federal ...
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EPA Releases Proposed SNURs and Test Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on March 20, 2012, proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) that would require companies to report all new uses of five groups of chemicals, including in domestic and imported products and articles, to give EPA the opportunity, if warranted, to prohibit or limit the activity. The chemicals, which were part of the existing chemical action ...
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EPA Releases Proposed SNURs and Test Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on March 20, 2012, proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) that would require companies to report all new uses of five groups of chemicals, including in domestic and imported products and articles, to give EPA the opportunity, if warranted, to prohibit or limit the activity. The chemicals, which were part of the existing chemical action ...
By Acta Group
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2011 predictions for EPA`s office of .chemical safety and pollution prevention
The Acta Group, L.L.C.'s (Acta) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2011 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). In short, the general trends established by the Obama Administration during the past two years are expected to continue notwithstanding the 2010 election results. At the same time, the impact of ...
By Acta Group
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Predictions for EPA`s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, and Beyond
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s (B&C) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2012 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). The 2012 Presidential Election cycle will influence any activity by either party or the Administration over the next year. We also offer a few thoughts on Registration, Evaluation, ...
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Predictions for EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, and Beyond
The Acta Group, L.L.C.'s (Acta) thoughts are below on what may be headed our way in 2012 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP). The 2012 Presidential Election cycle will influence any activity by either party or the Administration over the next year. We also offer a few thoughts on Registration, Evaluation, Authorization ...
By Acta Group
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Recent Federal Developments
TSCA/FIFRA/IRIS/EPCRA EPA Revokes TSCA Section 4 Testing Requirements For Certain High Production Volume Chemical Substances: On March 16, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revoked certain testing requirements for six chemical substances and all testing requirements for four chemical substances. 77 Fed. Reg. 15609. EPA is reportedly basing its decision to take this action on ...
By Acta Group
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