Tag: EPCRA

Tips for Speaking to the Press After an Environmental Emergency

Luckily, no one is seriously injured and the facility and community emergency response plan work smoothly and efficiently. But you get “burned” in the press for the incident. Sound familiar? The media will play an important role in monitoring Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) releases. First of all, media representatives are likely to […]

TRI Reporting Due Soon

President Obama’s Omnibus Appropriations Act rescinded EPA’s TRI Burden Reduction Rule of 2006. The Act requires that all reports on PBT chemicals (chemicals and chemical categories of “special concern”) be submitted on Form R, the more detailed form. For all other chemicals, the shorter Form A may be used only if the annual reporting amount […]