Tag: CAA

Section 112(r) Violators On EPA’s Hit List

By Clare Condon Apr 21, 2014 Chemicals

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

CAA Section 112(r) Violators on EPA’s Hit List Protecting communities from hazardous chemical releases is a priority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the requirements of the CAA Section 112(r) is at the center of many related violations. In announcements made in January and March, the EPA highlighted how several companies violated the GDC, […]

Understanding the CAA’s General Duty Clause

By Clare Condon Apr 17, 2014 Chemicals

Updated: Aug 22, 2017

Understanding the CAA’s General Duty Clause The CAA Amendments of 1990 marked the birth of the GDC, which became effective in November of that year for any stationary source producing, processing, handling, or storing regulated substances or extremely hazardous substance. But the GDC is not an actual regulation, nor can compliance with the GDC be […]