EPA releases state data on chemical spills

EPA is releasing for public comment states' responses to a voluntary survey on Clean Water Act (CWA) hazardous substances discharges over the past decade, part of the information the agency will use in deciding whether to finalize a proposed rule that no additional regulation of such chemical spills is necessary. EPA announced the notice of data availability in the Feb. 19 Federal Register after posting the information on regulations.gov earlier this year. A 2016 consent decree between EPA and...