• These strong results, however, are due primarily to three large cases, which together resulted in the vast majority of the EPA's collections. (americanbar.org)
  • Based on its Innovative Enforcement program, part of the EPA's Next Generation Compliance, these trends will continue between 2014 and 2018. (americanbar.org)
  • Despite the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, the EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ("OECA") ramped up its criminal investigations activity, opening 247 new criminal cases. (velaw.com)
  • 5 Although FY 2020 was not a blockbuster year for civil environmental enforcement from a penalty perspective, the EPA resolved 31 enforcement actions involving tampering and aftermarket defeat devices, representing the most resolutions of this type within a single year in the EPA's history. (velaw.com)
  • 8 The number of new cases appearing on the EPA's criminal docket had been declining each year from FY 2011 to FY 2016, which can primarily be attributed to the historically low number of criminal investigators at the EPA and related budget constraints. (velaw.com)
  • 10 Although the penalties obtained last year are less than the $360 million obtained in FY 2019, the EPA's FY 2020 results are in line with an inflation-adjusted long-term average. (velaw.com)
  • As a result of EPA's enforcement action, Syngenta was required to relabel all of the shipments in question. (eponline.com)
  • The EPA argued that the modifications and upgrades could significantly increase the dispatch capacity of the units, and allow them to operate at higher outputs for longer periods of time, placing Duke in excess of the EPA's Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), requiring an automatic NSR. (wikipedia.org)
  • To answer Ohio EPA's question, ATSDR worked with the Ohio EPA, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA). (cdc.gov)
  • The court rejected EPA's flawed interpretation of its 1980 Prevention of Significant Deterioration Rule that power companies are required to obtain costly permits for modifications of their power plants even if the net result is less emissions. (wlf.org)
  • WLF also argued that, contrary to EPA's contention, the Fourth Circuit had jurisdiction to adjudicate Duke Energy's valid defense to the enforcement action brought by the EPA because Duke Energy was not challenging the 1980 PSD Rule itself, but EPA's unlawful interpretation of the rule. (wlf.org)
  • EPA's no-action proposal places the public at risk of exposure to toxic pollutants, and at risk for the cost of cleaning up these facilities. (enr.com)
  • EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) is taking an administrative action against E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) for two violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and one violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). (fluoridealert.org)
  • Regional removal management levels, or RMLs, are used to support the EPA's decisions to undertake a removal action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA - also known as the Superfund law - which could include providing alternative drinking water or remediation of contaminated media, if necessary. (alston.com)
  • Facilities will be able to use the Internet to send information directly to EPA through EPA's Central Data Exchange. (ercweb.com)
  • Failure to follow EPA's order could result in the poultry farmer incurring fines of at least $37,500 per day, and the operator was given 10 days to respond. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • EPA initiated this action against Mrs. Lois Alt in Old Fields, W.Va. Initially she followed EPA's scary Administrative Order, and indicated she would apply for an NPDES permit. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • The attorney advised Mrs. Alt that she did not have to bow down to EPA's threats of civil and criminal enforcement and that she did not need a permit. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • Her new lawsuit challenging EPA's Order is the first federal case which will test whether feathers and dust from fans ejected from CAFOs when they fall to the ground and wash into waters are subject to EPA NPDES requirements. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • Under the CAA, a civil penalty of up to $37,500 per day may be assessed for each violation, plus the economic benefit or savings resulting from each violation, but under EPA's interim policy, companies are paying 10 cents for each use violation and 20 cents for each shortfall violation arising from the invalid RINs. (huschblackwell.com)
  • Moreover, according to the EPA's Aug. 24 National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA), Willowbrook and its surrounding suburbs are among only a few dozen communities nationwide where higher-than-allowed cancer risks are the result of toxic air pollution. (gwclaw.com)
  • I also remain concerned about potential indoor contamination resulting from the collapse of the World Trade Center and want to take a close look at the EPA's inadequate program to test and clean residential areas in Manhattan. (911blogger.com)
  • On March 26, Susan Parker Bodine, the US Environmental Protection Agency's assistant administrator for enforcement and compliance assurance, issued an important and much-anticipated temporary policy titled "COVID-19 Implications for EPA's Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program. (arnoldporter.com)
  • In our post discussing EPA's Enforcement Discretion guidance, we mentioned that EPA was working on guidance for performing remedial actions during the Covid-19 crisis. (environmental-law.net)
  • In a December 19, 2002 legal opinion, Judge Molloy rejected W.R. Grace's challenges to EPA's actions in Libby, ruling that EPA's cleanup decisions were reasonable. (cdc.gov)
  • In its four-year plan announced at the end of the year, the EPA indicated that traditional enforcement efforts will be scaled back while more limited resources will focus on violations that have the highest impact on public health. (americanbar.org)
  • The pending civil case against BP alleging violations of the Clean Water Act has the potential to result in over $17 billion in penalties if the amount of oil released is determined to be in line with government estimates and BP is found grossly negligent. (americanbar.org)
  • 2 Despite the jump in new EPA investigations, criminal prosecutions (which are handled by DOJ after being referred from the EPA) reached an historic low, with the government only charging 91 defendants with criminal environmental violations. (velaw.com)
  • Despite the jump in new criminal cases at the EPA, the number of defendants charged with criminal environmental violations dropped to the lowest point in the past decade, representing a 69% drop from FY 2010, the decade high for the period FY 2010 to FY 2020. (velaw.com)
  • 13 Based on President Biden's campaign promises, we can expect to see civil enforcement initiatives targeting the energy sector and violations of greenhouse gas emissions regulations. (velaw.com)
  • Represented manufacturing company in mitigating enforcement for air permit violations. (burr.com)
  • Among them was to "[s]trengthen enforcement of violations of cornerstone environmental statutes and civil rights laws in communities overburdened by pollution. (velaw.com)
  • Three inspections of the city of Portsmouth's transfer station by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have resulted in three citations in the form of notice of violations. (portsmouth-dailytimes.com)
  • Allen said he had not learned of the violations until Aug. 12 when he and Portsmouth City Solicitor John Haas met with Sara Anderson, environmental specialist with the Division of Materials Waste Management of the Ohio EPA. (portsmouth-dailytimes.com)
  • These violations consist of multiple failures to report information to EPA about substantial risk of injury to human health or the environment from a chemical during a period beginning in June of 1981 through March of 2001. (fluoridealert.org)
  • EPA has the authority to seek a penalty of $25,000 per day for violations occurring before January 30, 1997, and up to $27,500 per day for violations occurring thereafter, for each day that DuPont failed to report the information. (fluoridealert.org)
  • Criticism of EPA intensified after the agency began pursuing enforcement actions for CAA and RFS2 violations arising from the purchase and use of the invalid 2010 and 2011 RINs. (huschblackwell.com)
  • In an effort to streamline the resolution of the violations arising from the unknowing purchase and use of the fraudulent RINs, the EPA issued an interim enforcement response policy in March 2012. (huschblackwell.com)
  • The civil penalties provision of the interim enforcement response policy provides a compelling incentive for companies with multiple violations to settle with the EPA. (huschblackwell.com)
  • The settlement resolves an enforcement action by EPA against Washakie for violations of the RFS1 and RFS2 requirements. (epa.gov)
  • EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice also allege a number of related recordkeeping and reporting violations. (epa.gov)
  • The researchers also found two other potential contributors to worsening air quality: fewer EPA enforcements of Clean Air Act violations, and wildfires. (streetsblog.org)
  • The federal Environmental Protection Agency has issued a Memo announcing that it will temporarily exercise enforcement discretion for certain civil violations where the non-compliance was a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. (environmental-law.net)
  • The Chicago Tribune obtained a copy of a letter, dated Dec. 22, 2017, that was sent to a Sterigenics executive by Ed Nam, director of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Air and Radiation Division for the Chicago region. (gwclaw.com)
  • Last month, the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued its Action Plan to address concerns about perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) which have increasingly being detected in drinking water systems. (environmental-law.net)
  • Bill regularly counsels clients on environmental compliance issues and represents businesses in permit appeals, enforcement, and advocacy before state environmental boards and agencies, including the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. (burr.com)
  • Represented developers in successfully appealing an overbroad "waters of the state" determination by Water Control Board which resulted in the revocation of developer's aquatic resource alteration permit. (burr.com)
  • Ultimately, the Trump EPA issued a "final revised" permit in June this year that eliminated the previously mandated monitoring guidelines for the plant, leaving Cosey and her neighbors in the mostly poor, black East St. Louis-area community furious and frustrated. (ibjonline.com)
  • Finally, the city could choose to permit the transfer station through EPA and pay the permit fee. (portsmouth-dailytimes.com)
  • On March 2, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice 1 and request for comment for its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 2020 Issuance of the Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity. (hklaw.com)
  • Substantial changes are proposed as a result of litigation over the 2015 permit. (hklaw.com)
  • More stringent regulation as hazardous waste under Subtitle C of the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act (RCRA) would require the development of permit programs, allow for mandatory monitoring and federal enforcement, and more strictly control the use of impoundment liners and groundwater monitoring. (nih.gov)
  • In 1997, DuPont failed to provide EPA with all toxicological information the company had regarding PFOA, despite an EPA request for such information under the terms of an EPA-issued RCRA permit. (fluoridealert.org)
  • On November 14, 2011, EPA sent an order to a West Virginia poultry operator claiming the operator had violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) and its regulations by " …discharging pollutants from a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) without a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit (NPDES)" from its exhaust fans! (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • EPA ordered the poultry operator to seek an NPDES permit, and failure to do so "…may result in further enforcement action involving civil or criminal penalties. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • Two U.S. Courts of Appeal have made it clear to EPA there must be an actual discharge of a pollutant into a water of the state or the United States before a CWA permit is required. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • Be aware that EPA is using this threatening tactic against numerous producers in various states in order to threaten them and frighten them into applying for an NPDES permit. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • Because of these two possibilities EPA issued an Order requiring Mrs. Alt to apply for an NPDES permit under the CWA and if she did not threatened her with retaliation. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • On February 12, 2012, Mrs. Alt advised EPA that she did not require an NPDES permit because the rain water which might be discharged from her poultry operation fell under the agricultural storm water exemption, and she is not required to obtain a CWA permit. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • Additionally, the Illinois EPA quietly issued a permit to Sterigenics allowing the company to install new pollution-control equipment voluntarily. (gwclaw.com)
  • Critics noted that the permit would make it more difficult for authorities to pursue legal action against Sterigenics. (gwclaw.com)
  • The Next Generation Compliance program, or "Next Gen," moves away from traditional enforcement models and employs new technologies to encourage compliance. (americanbar.org)
  • As a result, industry compliance has been nearly 100 percent. (archives.gov)
  • 6 Further, the EPA announced commitments of more than $2.5 billion to return facilities to environmental compliance. (velaw.com)
  • On April 30, 2021, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ("OECA") of Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued new internal guidance (the "Memorandum") outlining actions intended to strengthen enforcement and advance the protection of overburdened communities - meaning minority, low-income, tribal, or indigenous populations or geographic locations in the United States that potentially experience disproportionate environmental harms and risks. (velaw.com)
  • According to US EPA , facility owners were not able to demonstrate compliance with requirements for hazard assessments, process design, equipment inspection and testing, or employee training for processes involving extremely hazardous substances. (lion.com)
  • In 2004, EPA tested aircraft drinking water quality and reviewed air carrier compliance with regulations. (ercweb.com)
  • EPA has revised or clarified several compliance and monitoring provisions and has also corrected several omissions and typographical errors. (ercweb.com)
  • EPA sets regulations on car manufacturing and testing for compliance with Clean Air Act standards. (feedreader.com)
  • On November 7, 2011, EPA issued violation notices to 24 companies that used invalid RINs purchased from Clean Green Fuels to demonstrate compliance with the RFS2. (huschblackwell.com)
  • During the gasoline lead phase down in the 1970s and 1980s, however, the EPA pursued enforcement actions against companies that inadvertently purchased fraudulent lead credits and used the invalid credits to demonstrate compliance. (huschblackwell.com)
  • The EPA can challenge DTE's preconstruction projections and there are genuine disputes of material fact that preclude summary judgment regarding compliance with NSR's preconstruction requirements. (justia.com)
  • To prepare for potential legal action resulting from possible PFAS contamination, manufacturers might consider identifying potential legal liabilities, developing legal defense strategies, and working with counsel to maintain compliance with all relevant regulations and standards. (mcglinchey.com)
  • While many factors could have driven this decrease - from increased compliance levels to changes in enforcement actions - the authors tag this as a problem that needs further study. (streetsblog.org)
  • Structured as a memorandum to all governmental and private sector partners, the policy sets forth a tone and rationale that we are all in this together, and for this limited period the exigencies of the public health emergency will take precedence over enforcement of environmental regulatory obligations that do not present acute dangers to public health or the environment, such as monitoring, testing, sampling, training and reporting and compliance certifications. (arnoldporter.com)
  • For requirements imposed under settlement agreements and consent decrees, the EPA explains that any notice and force majeure provisions of those agreements apply, and, in the case of judicial consent decrees, the agency will coordinate with the US Department of Justice to exercise discretion with regard to stipulated penalties for similar routine compliance obligations. (arnoldporter.com)
  • Represented chemical company in developing successful defenses to EPA RCRA enforcement. (burr.com)
  • El Paso Energy in an enforcement action brought by the EPA for contamination under RCRA. (haynesboone.com)
  • EPA runs the Superfund program and regulates vehicle emissions and fuels. (archives.gov)
  • Two issues resulted from decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, one relating to the discharge of pollution to ground water that eventually finds its way into navigable waters, the other regarding the viability of state law claims against federal superfund Potentially Responsible Parties following a federally approved cleanup. (stites.com)
  • In the notice, EPA says it had examined the experience of the federal Superfund waste cleanup program in the exempted industries-concluding that each now operates under a modern regulatory framework and does not present a level of risk that warrants financial responsibility required by CERCLA. (enr.com)
  • The EPA is also responsible for Toxic Waste sites and for the Superfund Clean up. (feedreader.com)
  • This document provides best practice tips for accessing EPA Superfund sites. (nih.gov)
  • WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the largest judgment after trial in the history of the federal Superfund law, the Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the U.S. District Court of Montana has ordered W.R. Grace & Co. to pay over $54.5 million to reimburse the federal government for the costs of investigation and cleanup of asbestos contamination in Libby, Montana. (cdc.gov)
  • The collection of over $5.5 billion in civil and criminal fines and penalties in 2013 reflects a record yield for the agency and suggests a year of robust enforcement activity. (americanbar.org)
  • In the past year, the Deepwater Horizon case continued to be a watershed event for environmental enforcement and corporate penalties. (americanbar.org)
  • On the civil side, the $160 million that the EPA secured in administrative and civil penalties is just below the average over the past decade if one excludes outlier years that included anomalous "one-time" cases. (velaw.com)
  • And though they are not properly included in the FY 2020 results (which count only cases through September 30, 2020), the EPA recently secured civil penalties of $744 million in the Daimler defeat device case 11 and $180 million in the Toyota defect reporting case. (velaw.com)
  • Failure to comply with all applicable US EPA requirements can result in future liability and civil penalties as high as $100,000+ per day, per violation. (lion.com)
  • The EPA enforcement actions highlighted below provide insight into how and why the Agency assesses civil penalties for environmental noncompliance. (lion.com)
  • HUD, EPA and the Department of Justice are continuing similar enforcement efforts around the nation, and so far have taken enforcement actions in which landlords have agreed to conduct lead-based paint hazard reduction in more than 186,745 apartments and pay $1,466,399 in civil penalties. (hud.gov)
  • EPA now threatens CAFO producers with civil and criminal penalties for the possibility of discharging into a water of the United States, with no proof! (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • More specifically with regard to routine monitoring, sampling, testing training and reporting requirements that recur for intervals of less than three months, the EPA explains that, where it agrees with the entity's force majeure explanation, the agency does not expect to seek penalties or require catch-up afterward, though the EPA will expect entities to provide eventual catch-up reporting for missed biannual or annual monitoring or reports, as appropriate. (arnoldporter.com)
  • The EPA projects 30 percent fewer inspections in the coming years, that is, from the prior goal of over 100,000 inspections to about 70,000, and nearly 50 percent fewer civil cases, from a planned 19,000 cases to about 10,000. (americanbar.org)
  • According to an administrative consent agreement filed by EPA Region 7 in Kansas City, Kan., inspections of Syngenta's Omaha facility and a business in Chesapeake, Va., in March and April 2011 found that between March 4 and April 5, 2011, Syngenta had received 16 imported shipments of Azoxystrobin Technical, a fungicide, whose bags were not labeled with an accepted Environmental Protection Agency label. (eponline.com)
  • EPA inspections and staff levels plunge in the Chicago regional office as regulations are abandoned and policy favors job creation over clean air and water. (ibjonline.com)
  • EPA has begun an evaluation of what types of programmatic inspections actually address the most serious threats to overburdened communities and the number and nature of such inspections on a national and regional basis. (velaw.com)
  • Facilities in certain industry sectors or in certain geographic areas may see an up-tick in EPA inspections as a result. (velaw.com)
  • Ohio EPA asked ATSDR to look at whether the manganese levels could harm peoples' health. (cdc.gov)
  • In July 2016, EPA requested that ATSDR conduct an updated public health evaluation of current concentrations of manganese being measured in ambient air around the site. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR recommended that enforcement agencies immediately act to identify the processes on site that are releasing manganese to the air, and work with SH Bell to implement time critical strategies to reduce airborne Mn releases into the community. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR recommended additional actions to reduce manganese levels in the air. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2008, the Ohio EPA asked ATSDR to look at whether levels of metals in air in the East Liverpool community could pose a health problem for people living in the area. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR continues to monitor outdoor air data collected by Ohio EPA, and works closely with Ohio EPA, ODH, and U.S. EPA to evaluate potential problems with air concentrations of metals in the community. (cdc.gov)
  • EPA Web tools and EPA, ATSDR, and other agency staff can provide information to find a site. (nih.gov)
  • The purpose of these tips is to assist SRP grantees in conducting research and community engagement activities with EPA, ATSDR, and other federal, state, or tribal agencies managing hazardous waste sites. (nih.gov)
  • EPA, ATSDR, or other government agencies with useful information to assist in the short-term and promote the longer-term, broader application of innovative science. (nih.gov)
  • In those cases, you will need to use other access procedures analogous to the working relationships with EPA and ATSDR. (nih.gov)
  • The Court's current ruling means that W.R. Grace must pay all of the $54.5 million in costs that the EPA and ATSDR have incurred through December 31, 2001. (cdc.gov)
  • The EPA, along with the North Carolina Sierra Club appealed the decision to the Supreme Court, which in a unanimous decision, overturned the Fourth Circuit's decision. (wikipedia.org)
  • North Carolina - which the EPA criticized earlier this year for coddling polluters - has suffered some of the deepest cuts, its agency's 2014 workforce cut by a third from 2008 levels. (publicintegrity.org)
  • EPA and North Carolina are going after CAFOs that release airborne dust, feathers and ammonia because they believe fan exhausts from CAFO's deposit pollutants outside CAFOs on the ground from air deposition and such airborne deposition emissions contribute to water pollution. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • The EPA reached agreements with Wisconsin Power and Light, Dominion Energy, and Louisiana Generating to reduce emissions from coal-fired power plants, requiring companies to cut pollution and conduct mitigation projects that promote energy efficiency. (americanbar.org)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with its state partners, provides public health protection from air, water, solid waste, and chemical pollution. (archives.gov)
  • To the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality: This letter is joined by organizations and individuals in Texas with an interest in improving environmental enforcement, reducing environmental pollution, and promoting the public's health. (citizen.org)
  • Among some of the most notable complaints revolved around a copper and nickel mine in Minnesota allowed to discharge wastewater that some staffers warned threatened the health of nearby waterways that flow into the St. Louis River and Lake Superior, and the controversial Foxconn manufacturing plant in southeastern Wisconsin, which benefits from relaxed air pollution enforcement. (ibjonline.com)
  • EO 14008 directed the EPA Administrator to strengthen environmental enforcement in underserved communities and create a community notification program to monitor environmental pollution and provide real-time data to the public. (velaw.com)
  • The Memorandum directed OECA case teams to be creative about seeking injunctive relief earlier on in an enforcement matter - perhaps seeking interim measures to stop noncompliance, orders to expedite the implementation of pollution controls, or installation of monitoring equipment. (velaw.com)
  • But CERCLA also gave EPA discretion to decide which industries must show they have the financial means to address environmental pollution they cause, Evans said. (enr.com)
  • In April 2010, the EPA announced a new effort to provide public online access to its work in enforcing federal pollution laws in the Chesapeake Bay region. (nih.gov)
  • In 2021, US EPA issued an emergency order to pause all operations at the St. Croix refinery following "multiple major mishaps resulting in significant air pollution and oil releases. (lion.com)
  • By bringing national attention to water pollution issues, the Cuyahoga River fire was one of the events that led to the creation of the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (feedreader.com)
  • The EPA was established in the first term of the Nixon Administration following public concerns about environmental pollution. (feedreader.com)
  • The EPA was authorized by Congress to set national air quality, auto emission, and anti-pollution standards. (feedreader.com)
  • The civil penalty amount may seem small compared to the ones above, but the enforcement action shows the wide range of businesses impacted by environmental law and regulations. (lion.com)
  • The EPA defines environmental justice as "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. (velaw.com)
  • Currently, the use of SEPs will have to be limited to EPA administrative actions, as Department of Justice regulations issued by the prior administration significantly limit the Department's use of SEPs in civil judicial settlements. (velaw.com)
  • The law requires EPA to develop regulations for certain "classes" of facilities to establish and maintain a level of financial responsibility "consistent with the degree and duration of risk associated with the production, transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances. (enr.com)
  • 5 Comments can be submitted electronically at regulations.gov for Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0372. (hklaw.com)
  • In response, EPA began a process to tailor the existing regulations for aircraft public water systems and placed 45 air carriers under administrative orders on consent that are in effect until aircraft drinking water regulations are final. (ercweb.com)
  • Although the EPA requires all companies participating in the trading program to register as a producer or importer of renewable fuels prior to generating or selling RINs through the EPA Moderated Transaction System (EMTS), the RFS2 regulations explicitly state that purchasers are responsible for determining the validity of all RINs purchased through the EMTS. (huschblackwell.com)
  • We assist our corporate and business clients in avoiding enforcement actions by complying with the various local, state and federal environmental regulations, while keeping our clients informed of updates in the laws. (crfllp.com)
  • [1] Nor is it debatable that PFAS, a term used to encompass per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a primary focus of regulatory action and are an increasingly common cause of liability. (dwt.com)
  • This method still misses some PFAS because not all PFAS break down to detectible compounds, and so it does not necessarily provide a total PFAS result. (dwt.com)
  • This action comes as several states are gearing up their own efforts to regulate PFAS, and are conducting PFAS site investigations without clear federal guidance or action on PFAS-related issues. (alston.com)
  • These additions at the federal level will provide guidance to states addressing PFAS contamination, and should send a clear signal to businesses and regulated industries that the EPA will continue to aggressively address PFAS across the nation, including through the anticipated designation of two heavily studied PFAS compounds as hazardous substances. (alston.com)
  • These federal regulatory initiatives will compound each other, and significantly increase the potential risks of litigation and government enforcement related to PFAS contamination. (alston.com)
  • With increasing regulatory action surrounding PFAS and recent industry settlements, manufacturers should consider the potential for increased litigation alleging PFAS contamination in their products or operations. (mcglinchey.com)
  • Manufacturers should consider establishing a communication plan for stakeholders, including consumers, suppliers, and regulators, regarding their actions to manage potential PFAS liability. (mcglinchey.com)
  • PFAS/Clean Water Act Enforcement: Michigan Attorney General Files Judicial Action Against Grand Rapids Airport for Alleged. (jdsupra.com)
  • The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) found high levels of manganese in the East Liverpool air. (cdc.gov)
  • Ohio EPA identified the SH Bell Company, a raw products storage and packaging facility, as the major source of airborne metals detected in community air monitors. (cdc.gov)
  • Since 1999, the Ohio EPA has been sampling outdoor air at three locations in East Liverpool: Maryland Avenue, the Port Authority, and the Michigan Avenue Water Plant. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2008, Ohio EPA completed the East Liverpool Ohio Air Quality Study. (cdc.gov)
  • Those notices have led Portsmouth City Manager Derek K. Allen to say because the city is a repeat violator with three notices of violation, the Ohio EPA is ready to proceed with enforcement actions. (portsmouth-dailytimes.com)
  • Allen said the city's transfer station is a non-permitted transfer facility and is inspected by the Ohio EPA Southeast District which covers 23 counties. (portsmouth-dailytimes.com)
  • Allen said the Ohio EPA is expecting the city administration to take immediate action to resolve the matter and he listed three alternatives. (portsmouth-dailytimes.com)
  • Sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and mercury emissions would each be cut by approximately 70 percent under Clear Skies, resulting in 35 million fewer tons of pollutants released over the next decade alone. (archives.gov)
  • EPA estimates that the facility's corrective actions will result in greatly reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and methane. (lion.com)
  • The EPA, however, ruled that the improvements would extend the life of the plant, and constitute a long term and significant increase in the facilities emissions, prompting WEPCo to sue the EPA in federal court. (wikipedia.org)
  • The appeals court also ruled that WEPCo would not emit any more pollutants after the improvements, and agreed with WEPCo that its emissions would actually decrease and that the EPA had miscalculated its estimation of the plants emissions. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study confirmed that elevated manganese in the community were of health concern, even after enforcement actions had reduced manganese emissions from S.H. Bell. (cdc.gov)
  • A recent National Research Council report states the increasing acidification of the world's oceans, a result of CO 2 uptake, will continue to worsen if anthropogenic CO 2 emissions are not curbed. (nih.gov)
  • But today's decision was not a total loss for the EPA, however, as the Court also concluded that it was reasonable for the EPA to interpret the Act to allow for the regulation of GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions from sources already subject to regulation under the PSD and Title V [large stationary source] program. (overlawyered.com)
  • In the letter, Nam outlined the preliminary results of an EPA analysis linking the company's emissions of ethylene oxide - a gas that Sterigenics uses to sterilize medical instruments, pharmaceutical drugs, and food - to unusually high cancer risks in the Willowbrook area. (gwclaw.com)
  • Despite what the EPA claims were excessive cancer risks associated with the plant's emissions, the general public was not alerted until eight months later, on Aug. 21, 2018, when the Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry issued a report. (gwclaw.com)
  • EPA estimates that Washakie's illegal generation of these RINs resulted in excess greenhouse gas emissions of more than 30,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions. (epa.gov)
  • In order to ensure the GHG emissions reductions from the RFS program are achieved, and to protect the program's integrity and maintain a level playing field for regulated companies, EPA pursues enforcement actions against renewable fuel producers, such as Washakie, and importers that generate invalid RINs. (epa.gov)
  • This report also introduces some aspects of research undertaken on behalf of the EPA, with relevance to air quality - including projects on air quality modelling, developing an emissions inventory for Ireland, particulate matter composition and an evaluation of the effect of home heating on air quality in Ireland. (epa.ie)
  • The EPA Licensing and Enforcement aspects of Air Quality are introduced in this report, including a summary of the emissions monitoring undertaken in 2013. (epa.ie)
  • By charting changes in emissions over the time period, and comparing the results with and without November 2018 - the month of the Camp and Woolsey fires - they found that while wildfires account for some of the increase in particulate matter from 2016 to 2018, they don't account for the 'general pattern of decline and then reversal. (streetsblog.org)
  • An attorney working on a class action suit on behalf of citizens in Ohio and West Virginia brought this information to the EPA in 2001. (fluoridealert.org)
  • In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman's falsely reassuring and misleading statements of safety after the September 11, 2001 attacks were "without question conscience-shocking. (911blogger.com)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been heavily criticized by the media and members of Congress for its oversight of Renewable Identification Number (RIN) transactions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2). (huschblackwell.com)
  • On January 13, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency ("the EPA") announced its enforcement results for fiscal year ("FY") 2020. (velaw.com)
  • But assuming that DOJ and the courts are able to handle the increased case load, the number of prosecutions is likely to jump in FY 2021 due to the surge in new criminal cases opened by the EPA in FY 2020. (velaw.com)
  • The EPA hosted an informational webinar on March 10, 2020, which can be viewed by registering here. (hklaw.com)
  • The EPA reached an $80 million settlement with Wal-Mart for mishandling pesticides and hazardous waste. (americanbar.org)
  • The U.S. Government Accountability Office in 2005 recommended that EPA implement a financial assurance mandate for businesses that handle hazardous substances but it has yet to do so for any industry. (enr.com)
  • EPA took numerous enforcement actions related to the facility before entering into the legal-binding agreement requiring removal of hazardous chemicals from the site. (lion.com)
  • EPA is amending the 2005 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) rule for new and existing hazardous waste combustors. (ercweb.com)
  • 3. Identify the appropriate site contact: If the hazardous waste site is managed by EPA or another federal agency, begin by contacting the EPA Regional Office, specifically the regional Science and Technology Liaison (STL). (nih.gov)
  • Abatement The actions taken to reduce the amount, degree of the hazard, or intensity of the release or threatened release of a hazardous material. (nih.gov)
  • After Action Report A postincident analysis report generated by a responsible party or responding agency after termination of a hazardous material incident describing actions taken, materials involved impacts, etc. (nih.gov)
  • It is intended to illustrate the characteristics of hazardous materials incidents that mandate modifications to traditional emergency response, and the preparatory actions that should be taken to respond effectively to hazardous materials incidents. (cdc.gov)
  • An Iowa-based grocery store chain was recently cited by EPA for allegedly violating of a pesticide product (disinfectant wipes) in violation of a FIFRA "Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order. (lion.com)
  • In subsequent months, EPA continued issuing violation notices to additional companies, including Absolute Fuels, which allegedly generated and sold over 48 million fraudulent RINs to other companies. (huschblackwell.com)
  • Unlike the RIN trading program, the EPA has never issued violation notices to parties that acquired and used credits that were later found to be invalid under the low sulfur diesel fuel programs. (huschblackwell.com)
  • As part of this settlement process, companies must submit a RIN Integrity Report and implement appropriate remedial actions, including resubmitting annual RVO reports after removing the invalid RINs and, depending on the type of violation, retiring the requisite number of 2011 and 2012 RINs. (huschblackwell.com)
  • Notices of Violation, Notices of Intent to Enforce, CERCLA 104(e) requests, etc.) from state and federal regulatory agencies such as RIDEM, EPA and CRMC, ensuring fair treatment and just results. (crfllp.com)
  • This website is historical material reflecting the EPA website as it existed on January 19, 2021. (epa.gov)
  • Ben Traynham and Laura Chambers will update on the legislative priorities for this year including regulatory reform, EPA bullying legislation, tax reform, Surface Transportation Board reform, CFATS reauthorization, regulatory rollback, and agency use of guidance in lieu of rulemaking. (multibriefs.com)
  • EPA published reports and guidance documents on Monitoring and Assessment: Air. (epa.ie)
  • Each section below identifies a specific dilemma, illustrated with actual events and accompanied by principles, actions, and guidance that the Working Group believes can help communities cope with such crises. (medscape.com)
  • EPA alleges that DuPont did not submit to the Agency information the company had obtained regarding the synthetic chemical Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA). (fluoridealert.org)
  • EPA also alleges that the company did not have a preventative maintenance program in place. (lion.com)
  • The EPA settled claims with Seattle and King County, Washington, and Wyandotte County, Kansas, to reduce discharges of raw sewage and contaminated stormwater to public waterways. (americanbar.org)
  • Represented site developers in Region IV EPA Stormwater enforcement action. (burr.com)
  • Represented Municipal Government in Stormwater Enforcement by TDEC and EPA. (burr.com)
  • Represented large Municipal Government as the MS4 in EPA lawsuit on Stormwater. (burr.com)
  • 2 The reader is encouraged to use this document to gain insights into potential opportunities for action but should not view the ideas as consensus conclusions or recommendations of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (nih.gov)
  • Once the TRI submission has been certified, a facility's obligation to report to EPA and their state will be met. (ercweb.com)
  • Since Trump took office, there are about 150 fewer scientists, technicians and other employees in the Chicago-based EPA offices of Region 5 - which serves Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, according to EPA figures provided by the union. (ibjonline.com)
  • The report's authors found evidence that 'increased economic activity,' virulent wildfires, and fewer EPA enforcement actions are probably contributing to worsening air quality. (streetsblog.org)
  • The results show that the EPA had a steady year for civil enforcement resolutions and opened a substantial number of new criminal cases, though the number of criminal prosecutions brought by the Department of Justice ("DOJ") dropped to a new low. (velaw.com)
  • EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice allege that from January 29, 2010, to October 15, 2010, Washakie generated more than 7.2 million invalid biomass-based diesel RINs. (epa.gov)
  • EPA claimed it had found CAFO dust emitted from the buildings' fans may contain feathers and fine particulates of dander which are ejected from the operator's poultry house ventilation fans on to the ground and may from rain fall flow into waters of the state. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • She terms that discretion "ridiculous and dangerous" because harmful waste spills could occur as a result. (enr.com)
  • In recent months, the EPA has signaled its intent to "take significant action" through its "enforcement discretion and other approaches" to "protect people and communities" with a particular focus on the manufacturing industry. (mcglinchey.com)
  • The prefatory portions of the temporary policy, in explaining its applicability and scope, amount to a declaration that the EPA recognizes the extraordinary challenges the pandemic has created, and will exercise reasonable enforcement discretion to forego civil enforcement for companies and other entities who are acting responsibly and making good faith, reasonable decisions. (arnoldporter.com)
  • Applying this rationale retroactively to March 13, the policy relies upon the typical elements of force majeure as the general principles of enforcement discretion with respect to the broad range of potential civil noncompliance during the pandemic. (arnoldporter.com)
  • Jennifer Gibson and Allison Tuszynski will cover the regulatory issues including TSCA implementation, the EPA Risk Management Program final rule, competitive rail shipping, DHS CFATS reform and the DHS IED precursor study. (multibriefs.com)
  • Through these enforcement actions, EPA is sending a clear message to landlords and property managers that protecting children from exposure to lead-based paint is one of our highest priorities," EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman said. (hud.gov)
  • Given its focus on opportunities for action, the workshop's structure was designed to highlight what individual participants believe are priorities for the field and elicit suggestions for concrete actions to advance these priorities. (nih.gov)
  • And the decisions - and how they came about - have prompted many career EPA officials to question edicts they say contradict agency science. (ibjonline.com)
  • The settlement announced today represents the third joint Residential Lead Act enforcement action in Cincinnati and was the result of intensive coordination among local health officials and federal investigators. (hud.gov)
  • Regardless of Sterigenics' claims about operating "safely…throughout its history," federal officials note that the Willowbrook plant has been releasing uncontrolled amounts of ethylene oxide gas from building vents for more than thirty years (though it is worth noting that the EPA did not declare that ethylene oxide poses long-term cancer risks until 2016, following a decade-long analysis of peer-reviewed scientific studies). (gwclaw.com)
  • [ 52 ] Officials should refrain from giving directives ("do this" or "don't do this") without giving the reasons for those directives, and they should spell out concretely how personal actions can affect the safety of others. (medscape.com)
  • When the new rules were being proposed, the EPA administrator claimed that the new rules would not stop any enforcement actions against utilities that had been started under the previous administration and were still ongoing, but shortly after the rules were adopted, the EPA decided to drop most of those lawsuits. (wikipedia.org)
  • Administrator Pruitt is currently reviewing the next steps in Veolia's permitting process," Veolia lawyer Joseph Kellmeyer wrote to EPA staff in Chicago on March 31, 2017. (ibjonline.com)
  • The Memorandum comes on the heels of an announcement by Administrator Regan that reaffirmed the Biden administration's commitment to environmental justice ("EJ") enforcement matters and set out initial steps EPA will take to advance its EJ goals. (velaw.com)
  • Russell E Train]] becomes the second EPA Administrator during the administration of Nixon and Ford. (feedreader.com)
  • In March 2013 the EPA Region 10, under the direction of Administrator Dennis McLerran, issued a report placing direct blame on Yakima Valley dairy farms for the nitrate levels in lower Yakima Valley groundwater. (savefamilyfarming.org)
  • Seen in the context of other actions by the EPA Region 10 under administrator Dennis McLerran, this falsified report presents compelling and indisputable evidence of the animosity demonstrated by this government official toward farming. (savefamilyfarming.org)
  • The millions of dollars in litigation fees that W.R. Grace has spent in this misguided effort to escape responsibility for the Libby cleanup would have been much better spent on cleanup efforts or on health care for Libby residents," said said Carol Rushin, EPA assistant regional administrator for enforcement. (cdc.gov)
  • The EPA reached a $366 million settlement with AVX Corp. to clean up contamination in Massachusetts's New Bedford Harbor. (americanbar.org)
  • The rule will protect the public from illnesses that can result from microbiological contamination. (ercweb.com)
  • The EPA violated the federal guidelines for conducting scientific studies and conducted the data gathering with the clear intention of placing blame and not discovering the truth about sources of nitrate contamination. (savefamilyfarming.org)
  • This rigorous scientific review will ensure that any future regulatory action on PFOA is protective of public health and supported by the best scientific information. (fluoridealert.org)
  • Since April 2003, EPA has been working cooperatively with DuPont, 3M, other companies, and interested parties to develop the information necessary to better understand the sources and exposure pathways of PFOA. (fluoridealert.org)
  • The proposed ADWR will protect drinking water through monitoring, disinfection, and public notification, a combination that EPA believes will better protect public health. (ercweb.com)
  • The second major charge is that EPA believes rain water runoff from the northern end of a concrete pad in-front of a compost shed "can" drain to an unnamed tributary. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • The number of EPA enforcement actions resulting in a penalty tends to vary, but the authors found that between 2013 and 2018 they have decreased 'dramatically over time. (streetsblog.org)
  • EPA is working to complete a revised risk assessment, which will be released in Fall 2004 for public peer review by the Agency's Science Advisory Board. (fluoridealert.org)
  • And if such tailoring is required to avoid a plainly "absurd result" at odds with congressional intentions, then obviously there is obviously something wrong with the agency's interpretation of the statute. (overlawyered.com)
  • Agency Specific Plan An emergency plan written by and addressing an individual agency's response actions, capabilities, and resources. (nih.gov)
  • EPA found a bulk tank of Lumax Selective Herbicide, owned by Syngenta, whose label was missing a required warning statement about the required use of personal protective equipment by persons using the pesticide. (eponline.com)
  • An EPA inspector found the disinfectant wipes for sale in an Overland Park, Kansas store, which led to a FIFRA "Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order. (lion.com)
  • In 1991 the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals found that the EPA had improperly interpreted the NSR and ruled that work that "does not 'change or alter' the design or nature of the facility", would render the facility exempt from the NSR rules. (wikipedia.org)
  • They are accumulated and absorbed throughout the food chain and, as a result, are found in a large proportion of our food sources. (dwt.com)
  • Acceptable lead disclosure forms can be found at http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/healthy_homes/enforcement/disclosure. (hud.gov)
  • EPA found that 15% of tested aircraft tested positive for total coliform bacteria. (ercweb.com)
  • They found the RoC was often used to help prioritize chemical evaluations, support regulatory-based assessments, and in some cases, to take regulatory actions. (nih.gov)
  • Updates on current activities by the enforcement agencies are available on the EPA website at https://www.epa.gov/oh/east-liverpool-ohio-and-glasgow-borough-pennsylvania-air-monitoring-data external icon . (cdc.gov)
  • Since the terms "significant increase" and "routine scheduled maintenance" were never precisely defined in legislation, they have become a source of contention in many lawsuits filed by the EPA, public interest groups, and utilities. (wikipedia.org)
  • The scarcity of data prompted the Center for Public Integrity to file public-records requests with all 50 states, as well as the EPA and the U.S. Census Bureau, to try to assess Clean Air Act enforcement nationwide. (publicintegrity.org)
  • This public effort will lead to the development of information that will assist the Agency in determining what voluntary or regulatory actions, if any, would be appropriate to protect human health and environment. (fluoridealert.org)
  • They are risk-based values that help the EPA determine if further investigation or actions are needed to protect public health, such as sampling, assessing risks and taking further action, which could include providing alternative drinking water. (alston.com)
  • Reporting facilities will no longer have to mail reports on compact disks or paper to EPA, both of which consume more natural resources and slow down the availability of information to the public. (ercweb.com)
  • EPA and the states are responsible for regulating public water systems that supply drinking water to the airport watering points. (ercweb.com)
  • For over five years, Clinton and Nadler have staunchly criticized the Administration's misleading public statements about post-9/11 air quality, as well as its continued failure to provide a proper testing and cleaning of indoor spaces contaminated by WTC toxins and its lack of provision of health care for the thousands of people who are ill as a result of exposure to the pollutants. (911blogger.com)
  • Explore the range of services EPA offers to industry and the public. (epa.ie)
  • Because an epidemic's impact -- illness, death, lost livelihood, disrupted commerce -- is troubling to consider, leaders and the larger public may deny that a problem exists, or intervene too quickly without regard to the negative effects of their actions. (medscape.com)
  • If leaders expect community residents to take specific actions when an event occurs, then the public must have a general under-standing of the systems in place to address a bioterrorist threat, and they must have a clear understanding in advance of what their roles and responsibilities are. (medscape.com)
  • [ 16 , 50 ] Leaders would be well-advised to avoid investing scarce public health resources in altering the actions of a few through force, at the expense of disregarding the majority of people who are willing to cooperate, especially if given compelling reasons to do so. (medscape.com)
  • Next, they screened the results for relevant regulatory actions, pulled that information out, and organized it in a searchable public database. (nih.gov)
  • We assist our clients in negotiating and drafting protective environmental provisions in a wide variety of contexts, including but not limited to negotiating and drafting litigation and/or administrative enforcement action litigation pleadings and a wide range of settlement and consent agreement documents, real estate transactional provisions for purchase and sale agreements and leases, indemnification and release agreements, and site access agreements. (crfllp.com)
  • On top of the "Halliburton Loophole," the bill also contains an exemption for fracking from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement of the Clean Water Act and the Safe Drinking Water Act. (therealnews.com)
  • But experts, including some at the EPA, say its benefits aren't being fully realized because enforcement remains wildly inconsistent. (publicintegrity.org)
  • Furthermore, a report by the General Accounting Office, the investigative arm of Congress, said that the EPA had relied not on scientific evidence but merely on anecdotal evidence from utilities to build a case for the new law. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 945 employees that records show are employed in Region 5 this year falls well short of the 995 positions authorized by Congress, according to figures provided by the union and EPA. (ibjonline.com)
  • As anticipated, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave industry a holiday "gift" on Dec. 21 by issuing its Risk Management Program final rule . (multibriefs.com)
  • The Lead Disclosure Rule requires home sellers and landlords of housing built before 1978 to disclose to purchasers and tenants knowledge of lead-based paint or lead-based paint hazards using a disclosure form, signed by both parties, attached to the sales contract or lease containing the required lead warning statement, provide any available records or reports, and provide an EPA-approved "Protect Your Family From Lead in Your Home" pamphlet. (hud.gov)
  • While the proposed rule only addresses aircraft within U.S. jurisdiction, EPA is also supporting an international effort led by the World Health Organization to develop international guidelines for aircraft drinking water. (ercweb.com)
  • The same nationwide trend holds true for enforcement actions, designed to urge polluters to change their behaviors through fines, cleanups and mitigation agreements. (ibjonline.com)
  • As of April 18, 2012, the EPA had reached 31 settlement agreements after implementing its interim policy. (huschblackwell.com)
  • The policy does not, like standard environmental enforcement agreements, specifically impose the burden of proof on the entity claiming force majeure, across the range of situations that may arise. (arnoldporter.com)
  • Amid growing concerns about the health impacts of coal ash, the waste produced at coal-fired power plants, the U.S. EPA on 4 May 2010 issued a prepublication version of two options for the management and cleanup of such facilities. (nih.gov)
  • Overall the results of the air quality monitoring undertaken indicated that the air quality impact of the fire was localised and transient, and there was no significant potential for any long-term health or environmental impacts as a result of this incident. (epa.ie)
  • Washakie reported to EPA that the RINs were generated for biodiesel produced by Washakie at its Plymouth, Utah facility. (epa.gov)
  • Instead, Nam struck a more conciliatory note in his letter to Sterigenics, saying that "EPA would like to provide Sterigenics with the opportunity to review our modeling and to suggest improvements for accuracy. (gwclaw.com)
  • The EPA states on its Toxicology Release Inventory (TRI) Program page that by using the RoC assessments, EPA is taking advantage of readily available, high-quality assessments that provide strong evidence to support adding a chemical to the TRI list. (nih.gov)
  • A few days later, an email shows, a company lawyer informed federal EPA staff in Chicago that Pruitt himself was personally stepping into the process. (ibjonline.com)
  • The EPA has had trouble coordinating with recalcitrant states and territories, which are responsible for day-to-day policing despite significant federal and state cutbacks. (publicintegrity.org)
  • The Residential Lead Act is one of the primary federal enforcement tools to prevent lead poisoning in young children. (hud.gov)
  • to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection. (feedreader.com)
  • Audits should be conducted under state and federal voluntary action programs and audit programs. (mcglinchey.com)
  • Sampling Analysis Plans can be conducted under state and federal voluntary action and audit programs. (mcglinchey.com)
  • Most of the federal actions (75%) were taken by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (nih.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other federal agencies are committed to primary and secondary prevention of lead exposure and its adverse health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • signaling that EPA is willing to take action without state partner involvement. (velaw.com)
  • Prioritizing community health when deciding appropriate action when state partner agencies are involved. (velaw.com)
  • Reporting facilities are required to submit calendar year 2007 data to EPA and their State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) by July 1, 2008. (ercweb.com)
  • 12 These results show that the agency remains committed to substantial civil enforcement. (velaw.com)
  • This administration has been relentlessly attacking the employees who protect human health and the environment since January 2017," said Nicole Cantello, president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 704 in Chicago, which represents EPA employees. (ibjonline.com)
  • If EPA gets by with this enormous expansion of its legal power and can control airborne deposition of air pollutants from CAFO's, there is no end to the mischief and destruction EPA can and will bring to CAFOs and their owners in the United States. (thomasjeffersoninst.org)
  • Once this evaluation is complete, EPA plans to set new inspection goals that are informed by these results. (velaw.com)
  • New codified EPA directive will ease power generators' financial liability for spill cleanups. (enr.com)
  • The action plan has the potential to significantly increase liability for manufacturers and users of products containing or treated with these compounds. (environmental-law.net)