Thousands of industrial sites with a high risk of flooding must create a worst-case response plan to prevent runoff of hazardous chemicals into waterways under a rule the EPA released Thursday.
Climate change is a key factor in the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to finalize the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule, which is expected to affect about 5,400 industrial sites nationwide.
Industrial sites that are located within a half-mile of navigable waters or a conveyance to those waters are required to prepare response plans for worst-case discharges of hazardous chemicals and submit the plans to EPA within ...
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