EPA APPROVES HAZARDOUS WASTE MANIFEST RULE AMID DOJ CONCERNS

The White House Office of Management & Budget late this month signed off on an EPA rule to establish an electronic reporting system for hazardous waste shipments, following a two-month long suspension of the rule for agency review. However, agency sources say there are still concerns at EPA and the Justice Department (DOJ) as to how the agencies will be able to track abuse and fraud in the new electronic system. The effective date of the rule, which authorizes a...