EPA Publishes 2020 Mercury Inventory Report, Enhancing Transparency of Data On March 30, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the 2020 Mercury Inventory Report on the supply, use, and trade of mercury in the United States. The report presents aggregated data submitted on imported mercury, mercury manufactured in the United […]
March 28, 2020 Zachary Koslap and Michael Nines, P.E., LEED AP MGKF NewsFlash On March 2, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published notice and requested public comment on the proposed 2020 National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity (MSGP). The proposed […]
India released the fourth draft Chemicals (Management and Safety) Rules to select groups on March 16, 2020. This fourth draft is believed to be the final draft, despite assurances in February that the third draft was the final draft. The government is accepting comments until March 31, 2020. The draft Rules […]
March 27, 2020 Bruce S. Katcher COVID-19 Update On March 26, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued an e-mail through its SRRA List Serv in apparent response to inquiries from various non-retail businesses (regulated entities and environmental service providers) as to how Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 107 applies to them. While […]
Biobased Products News and Policy Report March 26, 2020 Federal DOE Announces BERAC Virtual Meeting On March 25, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a meeting of the Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee (BERAC). The meeting will be held digitally via webcast on April 16, 2020, from […]