Wastewater treatment systems serving 25 million homes across the U.S. will be improved, due to an agreement between EPA and 14 national organizations. The organizations will work together to improve management of septic wastewater systems by exchanging information and providing technical assistance to their members, states and local municipalities, according to an EPA news release.
EPA is proposing to add hazardous pharmaceutical waste to the Universal Waste Rule, according to an agency press release. The proposed rule encourages generators to dispose of pharmaceutical waste that is classified as non-hazardous under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as universal waste. The proposal will also facilitate the collection of personal medications that are classified as household hazardous waste so they can be managed properly.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on November 20 that the rate and number of occupational injuries and illnesses decreased from 2006 to 2007.
The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) has released its 2008 National Scorecard on State Roadway Laws: A Blueprint for Injury Prevention, according to a recent press release.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in a press statement, announced new amendments to the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule that will clarify regulatory requirements, tailor requirements to particular industry sectors, and streamline certain requirements for facility owners or operators subject to the rule.
More than 80 million U.S. citizens live within range of a worst-case toxic gas cloud from at least one of the nation’s 101 most dangerous chemical facilities, according to a new report described in a press release from the Center for American Progress.
EPA is seeking comments on its proposed guidelines to control the discharge of pollutants from construction sites, according to an agency press release. The proposal would require all construction sites to implement erosion and sediment control best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater discharges.
EPA has a new policy to broaden its consulting efforts with intergovernmental partners when new regulations and policies cost more than $25 million each, according to an agency press release. This is a significant lowering of the previous consultation threshold of $100 million, according to EPA.
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