vapor intrusion

April 15, 2022

U.S. EPA’s Addition of 1-BP to CERCLA Hazardous Substance List Likely Precursor to Similar Actions on PFAS

On April 8, 2022, U.S. EPA added the industrial solvent 1-bromopropane (1-BP) to its list of CERCLA hazardous substances; this listing was triggered by U.S. EPA’s decision to add 1-BP to the Clean Air Act’s list of hazardous air pollutants in January 2022. Continue reading

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, Contamination, Emerging Contaminants, Hazmat, Sustainability

1-BP, CERCLA, Clean Air Act, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, environmental, EPA, hazardous air, PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, pollutant, Steven M. Siros, Superfund, Table 302.4, Toxics Release Inventory, TRI, vapor intrusion, volatile substance
January 24, 2017

Trump Administration Issues Freeze on New and Pending Rules – Halting Dozens of Recent EPA Rules

Last Friday, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus issued a memorandum directing all agencies, including EPA, to freeze new or pending regulations. The freeze effects regulations at a variety of stages of finality. Continue reading

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas, Hazmat, RCRA, Sustainability, Toxic Tort, TSCA, Water

EPA, Federal Register, freeze, NPL, regulations, Reince Priebus, renewable fuels, Trump, vapor intrusion
September 16, 2010

The U.S. EPA’s Review of the Draft 2002 Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance

On August 30, 2010, the U.S. EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (“OSWER”) published its “Review of the Draft 2002 Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance.” OSWER’s Review of the Draft 2002 Guidance suggests that when OSWER finalizes the Draft 2002 Guidance, which it has promised will be done by November of 2012, the final… Continue reading

CERCLA, Hazmat, OSHA, RCRA

CERCLA, Environmental Site Assessments, Indoor Air, RCRA, Soil Vapor Intrusion, Subsurface Vapor Intrusion, SVI, vapor intrusion
April 27, 2010

Office of EPA Inspector General Says Updated Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance Needed

EPA Office of Inspector General report recommends that EPA issue final vapor intrusion guidance on the evaluation and mitigation of vapor intrusion risks, including final toxicity values for TCE and PCE. The report also concludes that EPA’s existing 2002 draft vapor intrusion guidance has limited purpose and scope at this time. Continue reading

Air, CERCLA, RCRA, Water

Air, CERCLA, Climate Change, Corporate Environmental Lawyer, Critical Environmental, EPA Office of Inspector General, GHG, Health & Safety Developments, indoor air quality, OSHA, PCE, RCRA, TCE, TSCA, vapor intrusion, vapor intrusion guidance, Water

vapor intrusion

U.S. EPA’s Addition of 1-BP to CERCLA Hazardous Substance List Likely Precursor to Similar Actions on PFAS

Trump Administration Issues Freeze on New and Pending Rules – Halting Dozens of Recent EPA Rules

The U.S. EPA’s Review of the Draft 2002 Subsurface Vapor Intrusion Guidance

Office of EPA Inspector General Says Updated Final Vapor Intrusion Guidance Needed