September 23, 2022Groups Say RMP Proposal Would Have Failed To Prevent Past Disasters
A pair of environmental groups is touting a new report that it says shows that EPA’s proposed risk management program (RMP) rule would not have prevented several recent, high-profile incidents, renewing their push for the agency to tighten key provisions just days before a series of public hearings on the rulemaking. “Overall, we conclude that EPA’s draft rule, rather than adopting common-sense prevention requirements, continues to rely on voluntary actions by high-risk facilities. . . . If the draft rule is not strengthened, facility workers and neighbors across the country will continue to bear the human, environmental, and financial costs of more preventable disasters,” reads a Sept. 20 report from the groups Coming Clean and Environmental Justice Health Alliance for Chemical Policy Reform.