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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Gallade Chemical, Inc. (“GCI”) entered into a July 11th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations implementing...more
Proposition 65 warnings are now required for products containing BPS sold in California. BPS is one of several organic compounds known as bisphenols, which are chemical substances used in the production of plastics....more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) issued a March 8 news release and link to a Citation and Notice of Penalty for Southern Industrial Chemicals Inc. South Industrial Chemicals Inc. is stated to be...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Save-A-Lot, Ltd. (“SAL”) entered into a May 8th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act and the regulations...more
A trilogy of recent federal and state enforcement actions show just how far agencies will go to enforce environmental regulations. Now may be a good time for a compliance audit....more
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) and The Chemours Company FC, LLC (“Chemours”) entered into a December 8th Consent Administrative Order (“CAO”) addressing alleged violations of Arkansas Pollution...more
Time to Pay More: EPA Increases Maximum Civil Penalties - Remember the days when the maximum civil penalty EPA could assess for a violation of environmental law was $25,000 per day? Those days disappeared 26 years ago...more
Overview - In the wake of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent $5.6 million settlement with Bayer CropScience under Clean Air Act Section 112(r), companies should expect more from EPA in the...more
As we reported last year, the U.S. EPA has stepped up its enforcement activity under the risk management provisions of the Clean Air Act (“CAA”), Section 112(r), focusing on both the Risk Management Plan (“RMP”) program rules...more