chemicals

April 20, 2022

“Silent Spring” and the Life Cycle of Emerging Contaminants

On the 60th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carlson’s groundbreaking book “Silent Spring”, the world continues to struggle to manage the human health and environmental risks associated with newly discovered emerging contaminants. Continue reading

Climate Change, Consumer Law and Environment, Contamination, Emerging Contaminants, Groundwater, Sustainability, TSCA, Water

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April 23, 2021

Earth Day 2021: CERCLA and RCRA in The Biden Administration: Elevating Climate Change and Environmental Justice in Addressing Hazardous Wastes

We close out the Corporate Environmental Lawyer Blog’s weeklong celebration of Earth Day with the two federal programs aimed at cleaning up existing toxic waste sites and preventing the creation of new ones, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). Continue reading

CERCLA, Climate Change, Emerging Contaminants, RCRA, Sustainability

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August 23, 2010

EPA Proposes Modifications to TSCA’s Inventory Update Reporting Rule

On August 11, 2010, the U.S. EPA announced that it was publishing in the Federal Register proposed modifications to the Toxic Substance Control Act’s “Inventory Update Reporting” rule. See, U.S. EPA’s Press Release. TSCA’s IUR rule, promulgated under TSCA’s Section 8(a), authorizes the Agency to require manufacturers and importers of chemicals to submit to the… Continue reading

CERCLA, Hazmat, RCRA, TSCA

CBI, Chemical Substance Inventory, chemicals, Confidential Business Information, Inventory Update Reporting, IUR, Toxic Substance Control Act, TSCA