EPA Defends Asbestos Reporting Loopholes in Court

Courthouse News by Nicolas IovinoSan Francisco, CA – Despite identifying major gaps in knowledge about asbestos in a recent draft risk report, the Trump administration on Thursday defended lax reporting rules that let companies avoid disclosing how much asbestos is made, imported and put into U.S. products. “The EPA has offered its basis which is rooted in…

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Lax Lead Paint Rules Endanger Children, Green Groups Say

Bloomberg Law National – EPA has failed to update the definition of lead-based paint, leaving children at risk of lead poisoning, environmental and community groups will argue before the Ninth Circuit Tuesday. The EPA issued a final rule in July 2019 that included the definition and lowered the level at which dust containing lead is considered a…

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ASTM’s Proposed Definition of CREC May Jeopardize Landowner Liability Protections Under CERCLA

JD Supra by Amy EdwardsInternational – ASTM has proposed redefining a Controlled Recognized Environmental Condition (CREC). The ASTM’s definition, as drafted, confuses risk-based decision-making with the implementation of institutional controls, undermining 20 years’ worth of other ASTM and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) work on institutional controls. The proposed CREC definition raises significant questions as to…

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