EPA

EPA has announced its intent to significantly tighten emissions for Ethylene Oxide (EtO) from Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations. EPA anticipates that such a rule would have a significant economic impact on a substantial…

On November 1, 2019, EPA published proposed revisions to the application exclusion zone (AEZ) requirements under its Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. An AEZ…

On October 29, 2019, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for methylene chloride. Under the Toxic Substance Control Act, EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals present an unreasonable…

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal…

On August 14, 2019, EPA proposed changes to its requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from electric utilities under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In response to a recent court decision…

On August 9, 2019, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for 1-Bromopropane. Under the Toxic Substance Control Act, EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals present an unreasonable risk of…

The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C.,…

On July 29, 2019, EPA published a proposed rulemaking for five chemicals that the agency identified as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic under section 6(h) of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The chemicals include…

By Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Advocate In a major victory for small businesses, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s final determination that financial responsibility requirements were not needed…

The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at…