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Alston & Bird

EPA Finalizes Sweeping New Safety Standards and Public Disclosure Requirements for Chemical Accidents

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule’s stringent requirements for accident prevention, response, and public disclosure of information....more

Goldberg Segalla

Ethylene Oxide Alert: Deliberative Process Privilege Found To Not Justify Withholding EtO Data in Texas

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Our blog recently reported on the first jury verdict concerning alleged ethylene oxide exposure and has previously reported a number of times here generally about ethylene oxide (EtO).  Ethylene oxide is a gas commonly used...more

BakerHostetler

Emerging Chemical Issues – Ethylene Oxide (Part 5 of 5): OIG, EPA and the Consequences of Premature Public Disclosures

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U.S. EPA has recently come under fire from its quasi-independent auditor, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which has issued multiple reports accusing EPA of not moving with sufficient speed or transparency to...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

EPA to Cease Issuing Notice of Deficiencies for TSCA

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As of August 15, 2019, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) will no longer issue notice of deficiencies to affected businesses that manufacture and/or process chemicals covered under the Toxic Substances...more

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