FIFRA
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President Obama Issues Executive Order On Chemical Safety
On August 1, 2013, President Obama issued an Executive Order titled “Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security.” The Executive Order is in response to recent tragedies involving chemical accidents at U.S. facilities, most recently the explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The Executive Order establishes the Chemical Facility Safety and Security Working Group,… Continue reading
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USGS Releases Water And Sediment Priority Constituents Monitoring Report
The USGS has released a new report, Prioritization of Constituents for National and Regional Scale Ambient Monitoring of Water and Sediment in the United States, that addresses the methodology used to prioritize constituents to be assessed. This effort was undertaken in preparation for the third decade of the National Water – Quality Assessment Program from… Continue reading
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Wal-Mart Pleads Guilty And Agrees To Pay $82M Fine For Improper Disposal Of Hazardous Substances
On May 28, 2013, Wal-Mart entered a guilty plea with respect to charges filed by the Department of Justice alleging that Wal-Mart violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) at its stores in California and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) at a recycling and repackaging facility located in Missouri. With respect to its… Continue reading
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Pesticide Use Data Now Available From USGS
The USGS recently made available detailed maps identifying annual usage of 459 pesticides throughout the U.S. The Pesticide National Synthesis Project manages pesticide data from 1992-2009 and provides specific statistics associated with pesticide use per crop and within each county. Continue reading
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Compliance With FIFRA Regulations Provides Defense From Product Liability Lawsuit
An Indiana appellate court recently affirmed summary judgment on behalf of The Dow Chemical Company and Dow AgroSciences, LLC (collectively “Dow”), in a personal injury lawsuit premised on alleged design defect and failure to warn claims. See Gresser et al. v. The Dow Chemical Company, Inc. et al. (Ind. Ct. App. April 30, 2013). Plaintiffs… Continue reading