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Chemical Reporting Violations Cost Company More than $80,000

May 11, 2008

"Facilities that process particularly toxic chemicals, such as lead, must follow reporting rules to ensure area residents and emergency response personnel are informed of possible chemical hazards locally," said Nathan Lau, Communities and Ecosystems Division Associate Director for EPA's Pacific Southwest region.

EPA Begins Two-Week Cleanup of Carman Chemical Inc.

May 7, 2008

EPA Region 7 is removing the last of several aging containers of pesticides from a Monroe County, Mo., agricultural chemical business, finishing a Superfund cleanup operation that owners of the business had been ordered to complete four years ago.

Hollywood, Fla. Contractor Charged with Willful Confined Space Violations

May 5, 2008

Three employees contracted from a temporary help company were injured after they were instructed by supervisors to clean the inside of a tank that contained concrete slurry waste.

ASTM Elects New Chair of Committee D22 on Air Quality

May 3, 2008

The work of Dr. James S. Webber, a research scientist at the Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, focuses on the analysis of asbestos and other hazardous microparticles in the environment.

Mining Groups Sue for Judicial Review of MSHA's Asbestos Rule

May 2, 2008

Industry associations say methods used to measure asbestos under MSHA's new rule "may indicate that asbestos is present in a mine when in fact it is not."

CSB's Report on Danvers Blast Coming May 13

May 1, 2008

The 2006 incident caused heavy damage and friction between CSB (source of this photo) and the state fire marshal. It may prompt new state rules for facilities that process chemicals.

Refiners Group Warns Against Politicizing U.S. Chemicals Policy

May 1, 2008

The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association on April 29 submitted testimony to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works expressing concerns about what it describes as possible premature, unnecessary revisions to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

EPA to Host Hazardous Waste Cleanup Conference

April 30, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency announced today it will host the 2008 National Corrective Action Conference June 3-4 in New Orleans. The event brings together hazardous waste regulators and managers, as well as other stakeholders involved with cleanups to provide a forum for open and frank discussion on corrective action issues and for exchange of information and experiences in streamlining the corrective action process.

U.S., Mexico to Stage Disaster Today in Arizona

April 30, 2008

"These emergency response exercises are a great opportunity to test our joint systems and to practice with our partners on both sides of the border, in advance of an incident," said the EPA's Daniel A. Meer.

EPA Orders Scotts to Stop Selling Certain Pesticides, Fertilizers

April 24, 2008

At this time the risks, if any, posed by these unregistered products are unknown, the agency says.

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