• Tier II: What you need to know to avoid enforcement
  February 13, 2019 - The Tier II hazardous chemical inventory reporting deadline is quickly approaching. Are you prepared to submit your report by March 1st?
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• Green New Deal resolution shakes up Washington
  February 15, 2019 - Introduced in the House and Senate on February 7, 2019, the Green New Deal is a proposed resolution that goes much further than recognizing climate change as the ultimate environmental threat. the resolution does not call for only a 10-year national mobilization to transition the nation to 100 percent clean, renewable, and zero-emission energy sources. It would also “create millions of good, high-wage jobs and ensure prosperity and economic security for all people of the United States” and most especially the groups listed above. The resolution would not impose any legally binding responsibilities on the federal government.
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• EPA refuses to require TSCA reporting for asbestos
  February 14, 2019 - Under new authority provided in the 2016 amendments to the federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the EPA promptly named asbestos as one of the first 10 chemicals that would undergo risk evaluations; based on the results of those evaluations, the EPA is empowered to manage any identified risk to people from exposure to asbestos, which may include anything from restrictions to a total ban on asbestos use.
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