By Jeryl L. Olson, Ilana R. Morady, Kay R. Bonza, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 20, 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA) was signed into law, including provisions for adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) list of reportable chemicals under
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By Jeryl L. Olson, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: EPA, in an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, requests comments on adding certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the TRI chemical list.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has asked industry stakeholders to provide comments on a proposal to add per- and polyfluoroalkyl
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By James L. Curtis, Jeryl L. Olson, and Craig B. Simonsen
OSHA has recently announced a new local emphasis program for health inspections of facilities known to have reported the use and “release” of chemicals defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 as “toxic chemicals”.
Under EPCRA
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