EPA BACKS KEY RISK REPORTING RULES AS REGULATORY REVIEW COMMENCES

EPA is defending its Clean Air Act rules requiring companies to develop controversial risk management programs, as the agency is initiating a mandatory Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) review, under which businesses can question whether there is a "continued need" for the 10-year-old regulations. "In the Agency's view, there is a continued need for the rule because it calls on sources to reduce the probability and adverse consequences of accidental releases of substances that have the potential to cause immediate harm...