Laws & Regulations

Case Summary: AISLIC Settlement Agreement for Fruit of the Loom Environmental Insurance Claims

Provides an overview of the settlement agreement with the American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company, Inc. (AISLIC) for cleanup at four facilities associated with Fruit of the Loom.

Case Summary: Hecla Mining Company Settlement for the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site

Summary of consent decrees signed with Hecla Mining Company for the cleanup of contamination at the Bunker Hill Mining and Metallurgical Complex Superfund Site.

Guidance: Model Geospatial Data Language for use in CERCLA SOWs

Transmittal memorandum and model language for use in SOWs regarding collection and submission of GIS data

Guidance: Enforcement Strategy for EPCRA and CERCLA Notification Requirements

Strategy to enforce the Title III reporting requirements (regulating to sections 302-312) and the CERCLA emergency notification requirements. OSWER No. 9841.0

Guidance: Superfund Ability to Pay Determinations

Policy document on Superfund ability to pay determinations

Fact Sheet: RE-Powering America's Land - Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Properties: Liability Considerations

Fact sheet on guidance document addressing tenants as bona fide prospective purchasers under Superfund

EPA Issues Two Orders for Hazardous Waste Investigation at Former Cities Service Refinery in Indiana

Case summary on RCRA corrective action settlement for hazardous waste investigation at former refinery in Indiana

Consolidated Rules of Practice: 40 CFR Part 22 - Administrative Assessment of Civil Penalties, Compliance or Corrective Action Orders, and Revocation, Termination or Suspension of Permits

This Rule revises the Consolidated Rules of Practice (CROP), and new rules for administrative proceedings not governed by section 554 of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Report an Environmental Violation: Spanish - Denunciando Violaciones Ambientales

Brochure in Spanish which outlines how to report environmental violations on EPA website.

Region 7 RMP Webinar Modules for Facilities with Program Level 3 Processes

Presentations from a Region 7 webinar on the Risk Management Program.

Risk Management Program Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Proposed Rule

Overview of the Risk Management Program Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Proposed Rule

MPRSA Research Permits

Research permits under the MPRSA may be issued by the EPA for the disposition of materials into the ocean as a part of a research project. Examples of activities authorized with an MPRSA research permit are provided.

News Release: Statement of EPA Inspector General Sean O’Donnell on House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing

News release containing Statement of EPA Inspector General Sean O’Donnell on House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Hearing

News Release: EPA Office of Inspector General issues findings regarding EPA oversight of drinking water contamination at Red Hill

News release about the EPA OIG's findings regarding the November 2021 drinking water contamination incident at the Red Hill site at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.

News Release: EPA Office of Inspector General identifies incorrect EPA guidance related to oversight of billions of taxpayer dollars

The EPA Office of Inspector General today issued a management alert regarding an EPA Office of Water policy memorandum published in September 2021 that incorrectly advised states that they do not have to review single audits of nonfederal entities