Local Officials Seek Disclosure Of Facility Hazard Data In RMP Overhaul

EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) is urging the agency to bolster proposed revisions to its facility accident prevention program to ensure citizens and first responders know the chemical hazards in their communities and how to respond to a release, backing advocates' criticism that the proposal does not go far enough to improve disclosure. EPA is planning to issue this year a final rule revising its Risk Management Plan (RMP) facility accident prevention program, as part of a broad federal...