Seyfarth Synopsis: This U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of chemicals required to be reported annually under the EPCRA Section...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has proposed new accidental chemical release reporting requirements that are broad in scope and would cover additional chemicals, threshold...more
1/23/2020
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Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into law, including provisions for adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the EPA’s...more
1/20/2020
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Comment Period ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
EPCRA ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
NDAA ,
New Legislation ,
Occupational Exposure ,
PFAS ,
Pollution Control ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Waste Disposal ,
Workplace Safety
Seyfarth Synopsis: EPA, in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, requests comments on adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the TRI chemical list....more
12/3/2019
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Contamination ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
NPRM ,
PFAS ,
Public Comment ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Toxic Chemicals
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a “streamlined system” for managing hazardous waste aerosol cans as Universal Waste. The Agency believes that the new system will be...more
11/19/2019
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Waste ,
New Rules ,
RCRA ,
Recycling ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Solid Waste ,
Waste Disposal