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Chemical waste is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). It cannot be disposed of in regular trash or in the sewer system.

In 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency stepped up its push to regulate PFAS: • On Jan. 31, the EPA issued regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), that would ...

Many of these wastes are regulated under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The term hazardous waste is defined under RCRA as solids, liquids, and gases that exhibit certain ...

and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, and other state and federal statutes and common law.

The company failed to comply with rules set out by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, like accurately reporting the amount of waste the vessels were generating and offloading and failing ...