Rusty waste drums at Los Alamos National Laboratory lead to $400,000 fine

The New Mexico Environment Department is fining the Department of Energy and its contractors more than $421,000 for ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Cleanup begins on local site labeled hazardous by EPA

GRIFFITH -- Up to 1,200 buried drums with unknown contents are being excavated from the American Chemical Service Superfund site as part of the final phase of the environmental cleanup there. The ...
JD Supra

Reconditioning/Used Drum Management: Utility Solid Waste Activities Groups Comments Addressing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

EPA’s ANPR solicits information/requests comments to assist the federal agency in the potential development of: . . . nonregulatory and regulatory options that would ensure the proper management of ...
The Atlantic

The Toxic-Waste Drum Is Everywhere

“Toxic Waste,” the label reads in bold letters. A ring of fluorescent green oozes from under the lid. Go ahead, try one, it beckons. How long can you stand it? A full minute? Then rate yourself a ...
Law

Hazardous Waste Compliance Under RCRA—Key Provisions and Practical Implications for Generators

The statute establishes a comprehensive system for managing solid and hazardous wastes from generation through final disposal. RCRA was enacted in 1976 in response to growing concerns about the ...