EPA Finalizes Agreement to Begin First Phase of Newtown Creek Superfund Cleanup
Superfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980. This law was designed to create a mechanism and funding source for the...
View ArticleCradle to Grave Under RCRA and CERCLA
RCRA – the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act – was passed in 1976 to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act of 1965 and to address a growing national concern over the improper management and disposal...
View ArticleThe Notification Requirements for a Release Under CERCLA and EPCRA
Both CERCLA and EPCRA require you to report a release of a Hazardous Substance or Extremely Hazardous Substance above its Reportable Quantity (RQ) in a 24 hour period. You can read all about those...
View ArticleReporting Releases of Hazardous Substances and Extremely Hazardous Substances
A release of a Hazardous Substance above the RQ at your facility or during transportation must be reported to the applicable Federal, State, and local emergency response agencies. To perform the...
View ArticleAmalgamated Sugar settles for failure to immediately report the release of...
Read on for the news release from the USEPA, then read my articles that explain the reporting requirements that Amalgamated Sugar did not complete: Reporting Releases of Hazardous Substances and...
View ArticleEPA Finalizes Plan to Address Contaminated Soil at the Scorpio Recycling...
EPA to spend $3 Million to Address Heavy Metal Contamination Contact Information: Brenda Reyes, 787-977-5869, reyes.brenda@epa.gov (New York, NY – Nov. 5, 2013) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
View ArticleDarigold failed to report chlorine gas release in Portland to authorities in...
Read the release: Darigold failed to report chlorine gas release in Portland to authorities in timely manner Release Date: 12/18/2013 Contact Information: CONTACT: Hanady Kader, EPA Public Affairs,...
View ArticleWhat Does CERCLA Identify as a Hazardous Substance?
The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, aka: Superfund or CERCLA, accomplished the following: Provided broad Federal authority to respond directly to releases or...
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