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EPA issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to potential reassessment of PCB use authorization under the Toxic Substance Control Act. Public comments are due on July 6; EPA will also be holding public meetings. Learn more here…
EPA Proposes Adding 16 Chemicals to the TRI Chemical List
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EPA is Providing Communities with Additional Information about the Release of Hydrogen Sulfide into the Environment
The Agency is announcing that it is considering lifting the 1994 Administrative Stay of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting requirements for hydrogen sulfide. EPA is now presenting its rationale for why the Stay should be lifted, based on an updated evaluation that includes new information on human health and environmental effects of hydrogen sulfide. Learn more here...
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Webinar Replay: May Webinar Now Available Online
ECOS, along with the EPA, held a TRI Webinar on May 25th 1-3PM (EST). "Using TRI to Support Environmental Justice" was attended by over 350 diverse TRI stake-holders including representatives of federal and state agencies, local government, research institutions, industry, and non-profit organizations.
- This recorded webinar is now available as a direct download (WMV, 165MB, 140 minutes) to view.
- This webinar may also be downloaded as a compressed zip file (ZIP, 149MB). To play the file you must download and then decompress the file on your hard drive. You will then be able to open the webinar in your media player.
- A transcript of the webinar is now available.
- Selected resources from the presentation are also available.
Note: This webinar is currently availble only as a Windows Media file (165MB). Other formats and transcripts may be available in the future.
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from this webinar are available and are being updated regularly.
Spring 2010 TRI Webinar: Using the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) to Support Environmental Justice
The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) recently held the 2010 TRI Webinar: Using TRI to Support Environmental Justice. The purpose of the Webinar was to share experiences and lessons learned using TRI to address environmental justice concerns and expand TRI use among current and potential users who work on environmental justice issues.
- The recorded webcast is available here (WMV, 165MB, 140 minutes)
- A copy of the main webinar slides are available for download. (PDF, 262kb, 19pp)
Presentations
Working for Environmental Justice
- Heather Case, U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Justice
TRI Background and Practical Demonstrations
- Mariela Lopez, U.S. EPA Region 9
- ABCs of TRI (PDF, 325kb, 23pp)
- Tony Davis, U.S. EPA Region 10
- Demonstrations of TRI.NET, TRI Explorer, and Envirofacts (ZIP, 1.7MB, 8 PDF files and one JPG)
TRI Program Update
- Rebecca Moser, U.S. EPA TRI Program Division
- Toxics Release Inventory: Program Update (PDF, 173kb, 9pp)
Use of TRI to Address Community EJ Concerns
- Wilma Subra, Subra Company
- James Sadd, Occidental College
- Use of the TRI and RSEI to address questions of inequality and cumulative impacts
- Julia May, Communities for a Better Environment
- Community Right-to-Know Access and Community Power (PDF, 2.4MB, 15pp)
Using EPA's Risk Screening Environmental Indicators to Support Environmental Justice
- Michael Ash, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
Webinar Contacts
Jennifer Major, Ross & Associates (representing ECOS) at jennifer.major@ross-assoc.com
Christine Arcari, U.S. EPA at arcari.christine@epa.gov