Toxic Release Inventory

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Toxic Release Inventory: - Database of toxic releases in the United States compiled from SARA Title III Section 313 reports.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

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Mercury rises? Firm says no  -  05 Aug 2008
Columbia Independent Online,The meeting was requested in a letter to Lafarge from Assemblyman Tim Gordon (I-108th) in May, after the company's 2006 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) filing

Cement Kilns Release 2 Times More Mercury Than EPA Thinks: Report  -  Jul 31, 2008
Daily Green...(View all 100 in the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory. Where available, the actual or updated estimate for mercury pollution is noted.

Earthjustice/EIP Report: Dangerous Mercury Pollution From ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
MarketWatchIn 2006 Ash Grove reported to the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory that it emitted 2582 pounds of mercury. Based on information Ash Grove submitted to EPA in

Environmental Racism Takes Hold In California  -  Jul 8, 2008
Huffington Post,Source: 1996 Toxic Release Inventory (US EPA), 1990 US Census. Via SundanceChannel.com. As illustrated by the above map, people of color

New data confirm mercury pollution from nearby plant  -  Jul 24, 2008
Columbia Independent Online,The Ravena cement plant's mercury emissions have been much in the news since publication of federal Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data, in which the company

Plant emissions data fell far short  -  Jul 19, 2008
Augusta Chronicle,...notice of violation -- DSM filed amended emissions reports with the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxic Release Inventory, a public database.

Report renews debate on cement plant mercury  -  Jul 28, 2008
Tehachapi News,...(Earthjustice’s report is based on the 2006 data, which is the most current data available from the Toxic Release Inventory, a public pollution database

Lafarge promises less pollution from new plant  -  Jul 12, 2008
Columbia Independent Online,Earlier this year the Ravena plant came under closer scrutiny after a coalition of environmental groups emphasized that 2006 Federal Toxic Release Inventory

Eastman Proposes To Invest $200M In Equipment To Reduce Air Emissions  -  04 Dec 2007
Pollution Online (press release),Sulfur dioxide is not included in the Environmental Protection Agency's annual Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). However, other pollutants that will be reduced

DAN WALLACH: States must ensure we know condition of air we breathe  -  Dec 1, 2007
Beaumont Enterprise,However, the lists in the Toxic Release Inventory as compiled by Environment America includes several mentions of Jefferson County among the Top 10 in the

California AG Brown Sues EPA For Subverting Toxic Disclosure Rules  -  Dec 3, 2007
All American Patriots (press release),Brown joined eleven other states in challenging the EPA’s decision to weaken the Toxic Release Inventory, a program which requires facilities to report

Restore pollution rule  -  Dec 3, 2007
Contra Costa Times,Now, the EPA has weakened its toxic release inventory rules, which require industries to produce detailed yearly reports on the release of chemical

Pa., 11 other states sue over EPA business regulations  -  Nov 29, 2007
Bizjournals.com,The states oppose Bush administration changes to EPA toxic release inventory regulations on industrial plants and other businesses.

PA Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Against EPA; Gov. Rendell says ...  -  Nov 28, 2007
Earthtimes,The lawsuit seeks to invalidate the agency's revised Toxic Release Inventory regulations and reinstate the former reporting requirements so that public

Throw out new rule  -  Nov 30, 2007
International Falls Daily Journal,But the Toxic Release Inventory is not unneeded. Instead, it serves as a valuable tool allowing people to learn about the toxic threats in their community

EPA sued by 12 states over relaxed toxin disclosure requirements  -  Nov 28, 2007
JURISTThe old Toxic Release Inventory law, established in the 1986 Emergency Planning & Community Right to Know Act [text], required detailed disclosure from any

NJ, 11 other states sue EPA over toxic disclosure rules  -  Nov 28, 2007
NJ Blog,..."New Jersey's Pollution Prevention program has reporting requirements that are even tougher than the EPA's current Toxic Release Inventory standards,"

California sues EPA over weaker disclosure rules  -  Nov 29, 2007
Bizjournals.com,The debate centers on the Toxic Release Inventory, an annual reporting system for toxic chemical releases and waste management activities.

Twelve states sue EPA  -  Nov 28, 2007
SouthCoastToday.com,By Jennifer Lade Massachusetts and 11 other states are suing the federal Environmental Protection Agency for rolling back its standards on toxic emissions

State sues federal government  -  Nov 29, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,...contends the US Environmental Protection Agency has weakened its Toxic Release Inventory rules, a national system that requires industries to produce

States Sue EPA Over Toxic Info Rule  -  Nov 29, 2007
Daily Green...it was made possible by the Toxic Release Inventory, a public on-line database maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency that includes

States Sue EPA Over Public Data On Toxins  -  Nov 29, 2007
TheDay,The federal Toxic Release Inventory program provides computerized information on chemical releases of all types, including mercury and lead pollution.

Commonwealth joins suit against EPA  -  Nov 29, 2007
Central Penn Business Journal,The lawsuit seeks to reverse changes EPA made last year to its Toxic Release Inventory regulations, Rendell said. It also demands the agency reinstate its

Capitol/State  -  Nov 28, 2007
Albany Times Union,The lawsuit seeks to force EPA to restore stronger reporting requirements for the Toxic Release Inventory. Companies are required each year to report

Illinois Joins Lawsuit Against EPA for Restricting Public Access ...  -  Nov 29, 2007
Illinois PIRG (press release),...industries to withhold information on the quantities and locations of toxic chemical releases previously reported to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI).

Hiding the facts about pollution  -  Nov 30, 2007
Baltimore Sun,Like the Toxic Release Inventory, the National Environmental Policy Act was created because of an environmental disaster. Congress passed the environmental

Campaign sound bites  -  Nov 29, 2007
The Journal News / Lohud.com,The target of Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's ire is the Toxic Release Inventory, approved by Congress in 1986 as a community right-to-know law.

Brown doubles up EPA suits over new discharge rules  -  Nov 29, 2007
Legal News Line,The AG announced yesterday that the AG would join 11 other states in legally challenging the EPA's recent decision to change its Toxic Release Inventory,

See No Evil?  -  Nov 30, 2007
Plenty Magazine,...to force the restoration of the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), a vital resource that catalogs the poisonous waste released by American corporations.

EPA Pacific Southwest Region awards over $400000 in pollution ...  -  Nov 14, 2007
WebWire (press release),Toxic Release Inventory Facility Pollution Prevention Outreach: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality received $80000 to examine Toxic Release

New data shows mercury pollution at Nevada mines nearly 800 pounds ...  -  Nov 19, 2007
YubaNet,...report to the Environmental Protection Agency, which is then made available to the public through its Toxic Release Inventory (TRI): http://www.epa.gov/tri/

Industries join program to reduce toxic releases  -  Nov 5, 2007
Toledo Blade,The Ohio EPA’s Web site said the initiative has “a long-term goal of moving Ohio down in the [federal EPA toxic release inventory] listings, which will help

Letter: Accurate monitoring of mill benefits all  -  Nov 22, 2007
Port Townsend Leader,In 2005, the mill reported air releases of 377000 pounds of highly toxic chemicals that are tracked in the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory.

Environmental justice becoming hotter topic in southeast Ohio  -  Nov 15, 2007
The Athens News,According to Morrone's presentation, data from the Toxic Release Inventory on toxic emissions by country correlates with data from the American Cancer

Mercury remains a health threat  -  Nov 4, 2007
Press & Sun-Bulletin,...is the top source of mercury emissions in the Southern Tier, according to the most recent data from the federal Toxic Release Inventory database.

TRI and the Public’s Right To Know  -  Nov 6, 2007
Hawaii Reporter,EPCRA established the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), which requires companies to make a yearly report to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of their

Largest source is coal-fired plants  -  Nov 18, 2007
St. Cloud Times,958 pounds of mercury in 2005 — making it the 21st biggest mercury producer in the US that year, according to the epa's Toxic Release Inventory.

Permit fee hikes would balance DEQ's budget  -  Nov 21, 2007
Spinal Column Online,The air emissions, land and water, groundwater discharge, toxic release inventory, solid waste program and mineral well regulatory permit fees would be

Line rupture blamed for factory's acid spill  -  Nov 10, 2007
Albany Times Union,...plant is listed as the largest polluter of the Hudson River in the four-county Capital Region, according to the federal Toxic Release Inventory.

Eastman Chemical spending $200 million to reduce air pollution  -  Nov 8, 2007
Kingsport Times News,Sulfur dioxide is not among the pollutants on the Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Release Inventory. But other pollutants that will be reduced by

Reclaiming the Right to Know  -  Aug 22, 2007
Plenty Magazine,The administration’s most shameful move has arguably been its assault on the Toxic Release Inventory, the EPA’s register of 650 toxic chemicals.

Plant blast shakes county  -  Aug 8, 2007
BlueRidgeNow.com,Under federal law, releases of more than one pound of hexane into air, water or land must be reported annually and entered into the Toxic Release Inventory.

Concerns on cleanup of quarry  -  Aug 21, 2007
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com,EPA requires waste generators to annually provide data on the release of certain chemicals as part of its Toxic Release Inventory program.

Report of toxic waste at 3M quarry angers Montgomery officials  -  Aug 10, 2007
Princeton Packet,Documents from the US Environmental Protection Agency Toxic Release Inventory show the plant has been producing thousands of pounds of waste containing

Groups: Toxins found in E. Chicago air  -  Aug 1, 2007
Chicago Tribune,...of the toxic chemicals aren't used at the refinery, according to its official Toxic Release Inventory -- a listing of substances emitted from the site.

WEB EXTRA: Delaware confirms cancer cluster  -  Aug 8, 2007
Bethany Beach Wave,...chemicals that may cause cancer or linger in human tissues or the environment, according to the federally mandated “Toxic Release Inventory� report.




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