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Dalen Thompson
- Jul 27, 2018
- 1 min
Major SPCC Violation
A fuel storage terminal in Guam will pay a six-figure, $150,000 civil penalty for failing to maintain a certified oil Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC Plan) as well as failure to implement a Facility Response Plan (FRP). Any facility that contains and stores large volumes of oil must create, certify, and maintain a set plan in order to be prepared to prevent and control releases of oil into United States waters. The fuel terminal in Guam, home to above
Dalen Thompson
- Jul 4, 2018
- 2 min
Mercury Added to TSCA Reporting Requirements
In late June 2018, US EPA finalized rulemaking that would require manufacturers, importers, distributors, and users of mercury and mercury-added to products to report to EPA about their activities. This new chemical reporting requirement, issued under TSCA Section 8(b)(10), will enable the EPA to fulfill a statutory mandate under Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21stCentury Act. It states that, “Once every three years, EPA must release an inventory of mercury suppl
