EPA Finalizes CWA Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plan Rule

2024-06-05T15:12:04-04:00June 18th, 2024|Categories: chemicals, enforcement and inspection, Environmental, EPA|Tags: , , , , |

On March 14, 2024, EPA Administrator Michael Regan signed a final rule requiring certain facilities to develop facility response plans (FRP) for a worst-case discharge of Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substances or the threat of such a discharge. Worst-case discharges are defined as the largest foreseeable discharge in adverse weather conditions, [...]

EPA Announces Lead Exposure Reduction Strategy

2022-12-21T15:51:47-05:00January 10th, 2023|Categories: chemicals, EHS, Environmental, EPA, Safety|Tags: , , , , |

The EPA recently unveiled its “Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities” to advance its objectives to protect the public from lead, with a renewed focus upon high-risk communities. The Agency announced the strategy during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week in Omaha, Nebraska, which was once home [...]

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