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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Alive, for Now: D.C. Circuit Restores Obama-era Risk Management Plan Amendments

On September 21, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an expedited mandate to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), forcing the agency to reinstate several provisions of its...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Stay or Go: D.C. Circuit Halts EPA’s Stay of Obama-era Risk Management Plan Amendments

On August 17, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a rule that delayed the effective date of the 2017 Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule amendments issued by the U.S....more

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EPA Outlines Options Under Consideration for Risk Management Program Modernization – Will the "Safety Case" Model Cross the Pond?

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On July 31, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a request for information (RFI) on changes the Agency is considering for its Risk Management Program (RMP) accident prevention regulations under section...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Wrap-up of Federal Chemical Regulatory Developments for April 2014

EPA Makes TSCA Notifications Of Substantial Risk Amendable To Electronic Reporting: On March 19, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that notifications of substantial risk under Section 8(e) of the...more

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Highlighting Updates to the SPCC Program Guidance

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In August, the EPA published a revision to the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Guidance Document for Regional Inspectors, which explains the many nuances of the SPCC rule, updated to include revisions to...more

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Proposed Chemical Safety Improvement Act Seeks Modernization of Chemical Regulation

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On May 22, 2013, a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators (including Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and the recently deceased Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.)) introduced the “Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013” (“CSIA”) in an...more

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EPA Continues to Ignore the Dangers of Lead for Children

In 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set hazard standards for levels of lead, the measure of which is critical to children’s health. Despite calls from the agency’s science advisors, says USA Today, the federal...more

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