The deadline to submit your annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI or FORM R) reports to the EPA is just around the corner on July 1, 2021. Before preparing these reports, you should ensure you are familiar with changes to reporting requirements for RY 2020. The...
Environmental Compliance
New 2021 SQG Notification Requirement
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule included a new notification requirement that will take effect in 2021 for small quantity generators (SQG) of hazardous waste. Be sure that you understand this new SQG...
EPA Amendments to NESHAPs under the Clean Air Act take Effect January 19, 2021
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...
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...
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...