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Clean Air Act Risk Management Gets Big Headlines and Big Penalties
Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to a settlement with EPA for violations of Section 112(r) of the CAA’s Accidental Release Prevention & Risk Management Plan rule. Under the settlement Tyson has agreed to a $3,950,000 penalty. In addition, Tyson will allow third party audits of the CAAs Risk Management Program and is required to spend […]
Retroactive Veto Upheld!
On Tuesday, April 23, 2013, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals upheld EPA’s power to retroactively veto a permit that was validly issued four years prior to EPA’s action. The court pointed out language in the Clean Water Act granting power to the EPA Administrator to deny or restrict use of any defined area “whenever […]
Update on Federal Stormwater Issues
This year, we’ve seen an onslaught of court cases involving stormwater. For those of you keeping track, here’s a brief summary: Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center: The Supreme Court ruled that USEPA properly interpreted reguions in determining that stormwater flow from logging roads does not require an NPDES permit. Los Angeles County Flood Control […]
EPA Requests Public Input on Hazardous Waste Operations
Does your facility generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous wastes? If so, take the time to read and comment on EPA’s revision to “Waste Analysis at Facilities That Generate, Treat, Store, and Dispose of Hazardous Wastes: A Guidance Manual.” The guidance manual was last updated in 1994. The current version of the guidance manual […]
Beware - EPA Inspectors are Looking for 112(r) Violations in Kentucky
EPA is back in Kentucky conducting Risk Management Program Inspections under Clean Air Act Section 112(r). If you recall, Kentucky gave this program back to EPA about 4 or 5 years ago. I was notified by a client that EPA had contacted them and a facility inspection was conducted by the agency on Wednesday, March […]