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EPA Rule promotes responsible hazardous materials recycling.
2014-12-17 14:31:33| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA conducted rigorous environmental justice analysis of 2008 Definition of Solid Waste rule that examined location of recycling facilities and their proximity and potential impact to adjacent residents. New finalized safeguards promote responsible recycling of hazardous secondary materials and demonstrate significant step forward in promoting recycling innovation, resulting in resource conservation and economic benefits, while strengthening protections for environmental justice communities.
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EPA takes action to protect consumers from harmful chemicals.
2014-12-17 14:31:33| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
EPA is taking action to protect the public from 7 ethylene glycol ethers or glymes chemicals that can cause health effects including birth defects and blood toxicity. Significant New Use Rule will allow EPA to review any proposed new uses of these chemicals to ensure that human health and the environment are protected. EPA believes that new uses of these chemicals should not be allowed without an opportunity for review and, if necessary, place restrictions on these chemicals, as warranted.
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12.17.14 -- EPA Takes Action To Protect Against Chemicals That Can Cause Birth Defects
2014-12-16 01:53:58| pollutiononline Home Page
12/17/15 Pollution Online Newsletter
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Coal Ash in the Spotlight as EPA Deadline Approaches
2014-12-15 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Coal ash is back in the spotlight. CBS just aired this blockbuster piece on 60 Minutes investigating the fallout from the coal ash spill into North Carolinas Dan River, and this week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is due to release the first-ever national safeguards for disposal of this toxic industrial sludge, to meet a court-ordered deadline of Dec. 19.
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FERC Commissioner Voices Reliability Concerns Over EPA Plan
2014-12-15 21:20:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Public Power Daily Philip Moeller, a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, is voicing concerns about the reliability implications of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plan. read more
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