Exempt from the extension would be facilities involved in drilling, production or workover offshore, or onshore facilities that must submit facility response plans.
The agency's second round of testing confirms that dispersants available for spill management have similar toxicities.
Draper Energy and Energy North did not have a spill prevention plan and illegally discharged diesel fuel last year, according to EPA.
Bioremediation of ash ponds has the potential to reclaim the contaminated environment and return it to a more natural condition.
- By Bedanga Bordoloi, Etali Sarmah
Following review, the agency said it found no evidence to support claims that climate science cannot be trusted.
Sen. Collins introduced an amendment to keep the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act alive for another three years.
The Chemical Safety Board completed its report on the 2009 explosion at Veolia ES Technical Solutions' plant in Ohio and recommended the Center for Chemical Process Safety revise control room siting guidelines.
The rural electric cooperative, which will upgrade controls at two coal-fired plants in Indiana, will pay a $950,000 penalty and spend $5 million on environmental projects.
The aquarium, Mote Marine Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University will document the state of natural resources before and possible damages after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, should it reach the bay.
Regulatory review may help bridge the gap between technology and policy for oil drilling, historian suggests.
Mississippi State has developed a new test process to be reviewed by the Food and Drug Administration.
Hearings on the bill will begin July 29.
Selective catalytic reduction may not be working effectively, according to tests by EnSIGHT, an environmental consulting firm.
Three different federal agencies are monitoring air quality in and around the spill for the environment and worker health.
Now, research, funding and testing tools from the Food and Drug Administration will be added to those of EPA, NTP and NCGC to improve chemical impacts testing.
Anne Wallin, director of Sustainable Chemistry and Life Cycle Assessment, shares the company's approach to working smart in today's chemical society.
- By L.K. Williams, EPonline
Grace leased the facility from Oldon and received asbestos-contaminated vermiculite concentrate there to manufacture attic insulation and fireproofing material.
Professors' study suggests Environmental Management Systems would be more productive in creating corporate transparency.
The Environmental Integrity Project, Texas Campaign for the Environment and Environment Texas filed a notice of intent to sue to the Lower Colorado River Authority for its Fayette Power Project's inability to even meet flexible air permit standards.
The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates says "inherently safer technology" is not a common sense mandate.