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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later: Risk Management Session

On June 25, 2025, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored an all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later. The conference...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Impacts of a Trump EPA on Chemical Transporters' Reliance on In-Transit Exemptions

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The global bulk chemical shipping industry relies on chemical transportation depots to be responsive to market demands by temporarily holding trailers and containers of chemical products en route to their final destinations...more

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12(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Henderson, Iowa Grain Facility Enter into Expedited Settlement...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Hartland Co-op (“Heartland”) entered into an August 5th Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of the Clean Air Act Risk Management...more

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112(r)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Downington Town, Pennsylvania, Water Authority Enter into...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Downington Regional Water Authority (“DRWA”) entered into an Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing alleged violations of Section 112(r) of the Clean...more

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Minimizing Risks to Permitting and Compliance Associated with Increased Focus on Environmental Justice

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Securing environmental permits is often big part of operating a business. How the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent focus on environmental justice (EJ) issues might affect that permitting remains something of...more

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112(r)/Clean Air Act Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Middlesboro, Kentucky, Food Manufacturing Facility...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Smithfield Packaged Meats Corporation (“Smithfield”) entered into an August 30th Consent Agreement (“CA”) addressing alleged violations of the regulations...more

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112(r)(7)/Air Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and El Dorado, Arkansas, Chemical Manufacturing Facility Enter...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and El Dorado Chemical Company (“EDCC”) entered into a July 22nd Expedited Settlement Agreement (“ESA”) addressing an alleged violation of the Clean Air Act. See...more

Williams Mullen

New Day at EPA

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Since the November presidential election, most trade journals have expressed the same or similar headlines: “The Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration will elevate enforcement for violation of environmental rules and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Stay or Go: D.C. Circuit Halts EPA’s Stay of Obama-era Risk Management Plan Amendments

On August 17, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated a rule that delayed the effective date of the 2017 Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule amendments issued by the U.S....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Risky Business: EPA Plans Enhanced Enforcement Focus on Chemical Safety

EPA has made reducing the risk of accidental releases of hazardous chemicals at industrial and chemical facilities one of its top enforcement priorities for 2017 to 2019. This increased enforcement focus on industrial...more

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