The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the finalized amendments to the General Provisions that apply to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) in the Federal...
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Current Status of State Implementation of EPA’s Universal Waste Rule on Aerosol Cans
In 2019, the EPA added hazardous waste aerosol cans to the federal universal waste list, which allows generators to manage the cans with the less burdensome universal waste requirements. The final rule became effective on February 7, 2020, and applies to those who...
2021 Federal and State Environmental Compliance Deadlines
Don’t miss federal and state environmental compliance deadlines in 2021. Our 90-day compliance overview will remind you of upcoming environmental deadlines in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and federally. Click on the corresponding link to learn more about these...
PFAS Have Been Added to TRI, Are You Ready for RY2020?
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been the subject of new regulations in recent years. Beginning with the 2020 reporting year, 172 new PFAS chemicals have been added to the list of reportable chemicals under Toxic...
EPA Finalizes Amendments to TSCA Reporting Requirements and Extends Submission Deadline
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released its finalized reporting requirements and amendments to the 2020 Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR). They have also announced that the submission period has been extended once again...
EPA Proposes the 2020 Reissuance of Multi-Sector General Stormwater Permit
Comment period extended until May 31, 2020. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the proposed 2020 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP). The EPA is seeking public comment on the proposed changes...
Chemicals Added to the Toxics Release Inventory in 2020
Several Per- and Polyfluroalkyl Substances (PFAS) were added to the Toxics Relief Inventory (TRI) list in Section 7321 of the National Defence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Below is the list of chemicals that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has...
ANNUAL TRI (FORM R) REPORTS ARE DUE JULY 1
The deadline for filing your annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI or Form R) report is rapidly approaching, and there are some changes for RY2019. On June 7, 2018, EPA finalized a rule that adds a category of 13 specific nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs) to the Toxics...
WVDEP’s New Multiple Sector Stormwater General Permit
NOIs are Due on April 12, 2020 West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) issued WV NPDES WV0111457 Multi-Sector Stormwater Permit on September 12, 2019, and it became effective on October 12, 2019. The Notice of Intent (NOI) for existing permit...
Are you READY for TSCA 2020 CDR Reporting?
TSCA Chemical Data Reporting is Back in 2020 Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) requires U.S. manufacturers and importers of certain chemicals to report information on these chemicals to the USEPA between June and September 2020. For the...