EPA Settles with Slack Chemical Company Following Alleged EPCRA Violations
On October 11, 2023, EPA announced a settlement with Slack Chemical Company, Inc. (“Slack”) following alleged violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at two of the New York corporation’s facilities. The settlement includes a civil penalty of $231,300. Under Section 313 of EPCRA, owners or operators of certain facilities are required […]
Environmental Groups Request EPA Require TRI Reporting for Waste Incinerators
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) and the Energy Justice Network recently filed a petition with EPA requesting that the Agency require companies to disclose the chemicals discharged from waste incinerators and facilities that recycle plastics (“advanced recycling facilities”). Currently, none of the approximately 400 incinerators and advanced recycling facilities throughout the nation are required […]
Verdant Settles EPCRA Enforcement Matter for New Cingular Wireless
EPCRA: Verdant is pleased to announce that it helped its client, New Cingular Wireless, reach a favorable settlement with EPA over a longstanding EPCRA enforecement matter involving legacy facilities owned by a predecessor company. A copy of EPA’s press release is embedded below. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and New Cingular Wireless (NCW) […]
New EPCRA TRI Website
EPCRA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI): On November 19, 2012, EPA rolled out a new website to provide information on how industrial facilities are preventing releases of chemicals. The site shows how industry is making progress in reducing releases reported under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (ECPCRA). The site and additional information about the […]
EPA Announces Action Plans for Chemicals Used in Dyes, Detergents, and Flame Retardants
TSCA/EPCRA: On August 18, EPA posted action plans for benzidine dyes, nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates, and hexabromocyclododecane. The chemicals at issue are “existing,” meaning that they are currently included on the inventory established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and therefore may be lawfully manufactured, processed, and used in the United States, subject to whatever restrictions or […]