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On February 22, 2019, EPA published new rules for management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals that will affect healthcare facilities, including hospitals, clinics, dentist offices, nursing care facilities, veterinary clinics, outpatient care centers, pharmacies and drug stores, even supermarkets, that generate, accumulate, or otherwise handle prescription pharmaceuticals. ...
In a notice of proposed information collection request published on February 8, 2019, the EPA has indicated that it is considering revisions to the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest, both electronic ("e-Manifest") and paper versions....
A recurring question often arises when we prepare Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans for clients who load or unload tankers, deliver oils to customer locations, or maintain a fleet of tanker trucks or railroad cars that may or may not remain at their facilities for a time. Are these road or rail tankers subject to SPCC requirements when they're parked at the facility? And so, do we need to count the tanker capacity when determining if the SPCC rule even applies?
On December 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army (Army) proposed a revised definition for "waters of the United States," intended to establish the scope of federal regulatory authority under the Clean Water Act in a more clear and understandable way.
