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Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention

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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed 2 comments on this docket between Nov 4, 2022 and Nov 8, 2022. 58 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 1366d ago.

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Nov 8, 2022· Mass Comment Campaign sponsored by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (web)· EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0174-0453

Dear EPA Administrator Regan, Please accept this petition signed by 19,492 members and online activists of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) urging you to create a finalized Risk Management Plan (RMP) under the Clean Air Act that is stronger and provides enhanced protection for vulnerable workers and fenceline communities whose health and safety are at risk every day. Nearly 125 million people in America, predominantly from communities of color and low-income communities, live within 3 miles of very dangerous chemical facilities -- "fenceline" communities. The Trump era rollback of critical safeguards was a blatant giveaway to the chemical industry and put these "fenceline" communities at risk of toxic chemical spills, chronic illness, and destruction. Specifically, the EPA's new plan should include: A requirement that all facilities switch to safer chemicals and processes. A requirement that all facilities take action to prepare for climate hazards, including things like enough back-up power to safely run or shutdown the entire facility when the power goes out. A requirement for all facilities to have real-time fenceline air monitors and multilingual emergency response plans and alerts, and penalties for intentionally removing air monitors from service. A requirement that workers or worker-selected representatives are at the decision-making table with veto power in all stages of the facility's RMP development and implementation, that workers can issue stop work authority at all RMP covered processes and facilities, and that anonymous worker reports go directly to the EPA. A requirement for the EPA to manage an online multilingual database of all facilities regulated by the rule. An updated list of chemicals covered by the rule, and a requirement that where any part of the facility is currently covered, the entire facility is subject to the rule. A requirement that facilities conduct a cumulative impacts assessment and take action to eliminate the hazards identified. We stand with NRDC in urging the agency to provide the most robust protections for our communities, our public health, and our environment.

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Nov 4, 2022· Comment submitted by Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)· EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0174-0255

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Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention

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