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EPA Says CERCLA Financial Assurance Not Required for Chemical Companies

By William C. Schillaci Feb 21, 2020 Chemicals

Updated: Feb 21, 2020

The EPA is moving steadily along its apparent path of concluding that it is not necessary to require that facilities in certain industrial sectors comply with the financial responsibility requirements of Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund). In its latest action, the Agency is proposing not to […]

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TSCA Fees: EPA Issues Preliminary List of Affected Manufacturers

By William C. Schillaci Feb 13, 2020 Chemicals

Updated: Feb 13, 2020

The EPA has published preliminary lists of manufacturers (including importers) that will need to pay fees to defray the costs of risk evaluations the Agency must perform on 20 substances that have been designated high priorities under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Each of the 20 high-priority substances has been matched […]