January 2012
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EPA Releases DMR Pollutant Loading Tool
EPA recently released the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Pollutant Loading Tool designed to help individuals determine who is discharging, what pollutants they are discharging and how much, and where they are discharging. The tool calculates pollutant loadings from permit and DMR data from EPA’s Permit Compliance System (PCS) and Integrated Compliance Information System for the… Continue reading
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New Chemicals Proposed for Addition to California’s Proposition 65 List
In December and January, the California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (“OEHHA”) announced its intent to add seven new chemicals to the Proposition 65 chemicals list: Continue reading
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EPA Plans To Amend RCRA Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations
EPA recently announced in its Action Initiation List plans to amend certain hazardous waste regulations under RCRA at 40 C.F.R. Parts 261-265. According to EPA, the focus will be to streamline these regulations with the overall objective to make targeted, sensible improvements to the hazardous waste regulatory program. Continue reading
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Communications Between DOJ Attorneys Representing Separate Agencies Ordered Disclosed
DOJ attorneys representing the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Environmental Protection Agency found themselves unable to rely on the attorney work product, attorney-client, or deliberative process privileges to avoid disclosure of communications between the agencies with respect to a CERCLA consent decree. In Menasha Corporation, et al. v. United States… Continue reading
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Ongoing Cleanup Precludes Plaintiff From Establishing RCRA Imminent And Substantial Endangerment
A recent decision from the Eastern District of Wisconsin rejected plaintiff’s efforts to demonstrate RCRA imminent and substantial endangerment, notwithstanding the presence of benzene in indoor air in the basement of a facility. In Tilot Oil LLC v. BP Products North America, Inc., plaintiff brought a RCRA citizen suit against BP Products, seeking to compel… Continue reading
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WHO Announces Second Meeting On Global Collaboration In Chemical Risk Assessment
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced its second meeting focused on strengthening global collaboration in chemical risk assessment to be held 29-30 March 2012 in Bonn, Germany. The first meeting was held in March 2010. Continue reading