Alaska Public Media

EPA says Red Dog Mine failed to identify hazardous waste for over 4 years

A highlighted satellite view of the Red Dog Mine (Courtesy Google, Airbus, Maxar Technologies) The Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement this week with the operators of the Red Dog ...
JD Supra

Hazardous Waste Enforcement: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Specialty Monomers Production Facility Enter into Consent Agreement

The Untied States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and Deltech Monomers Op Co, LLC (“Deltech”) entered into a November 10th Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”) addressing alleged ...

EPA inspection finds hazardous waste violations after Smitty’s explosion

According to the report, inspectors recorded areas of concern regarding the handling and management of hazardous waste at the ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Hazard Communication

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) is a standardized, international approach to hazard communication. The standard, which was previously known as the 'Right ...
JD Supra

EPA Designates PFOA and PFOS As CERCLA Hazardous Substances

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on April 19 released the pre-publication final rule (Rule) designating perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as “hazardous ...
Los Angeles Times

300 tons of hazardous waste removed in 28 days: EPA finishes first phase of Palisades, Eaton fire cleanup

A record-breaking number of people worked to meet the Feb. 25 debris clearance deadline set by the Trump administration after the January fires About one-third of properties damaged in the Eaton and ...