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EPA proposes rule to modernize Clean Water Act reporting

Posted Tue, 2013/08/06 - 3:52pm by RCAP

E-reporting initiative will increase efficiency, ease burden for states and improve public access to data

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a rule that would modernize Clean Water Act (CWA) reporting processes for hundreds of thousands of municipalities, industries, and other facilities by converting to an electronic data reporting system.

E&E Publishing: Oil and gas frackers now have to tell EPA where they are doing it

Posted Tue, 2012/10/16 - 11:06am by RCAP

In an Oct. 9 article, E&E Publishing reported that "Oil and gas companies will soon have to start telling U.S. EPA before they 'frack' wells, a development that has caught many in the industry off-guard and rekindled some drillers' most potent fears about federal intrusion."

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EPA proposes rule to require electronic reporting for chemical information

Posted Fri, 2012/04/20 - 11:35am by RCAP

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed rule to require electronic reporting for certain information submitted to the agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).The action is an important milestone in the agency’s effort to increase transparency and public access to chemical information in order to help Americans protect their health and environment.