U.S. Government Accountability Office (Chemical Accident Prevention )

[BeckyDem]

EPA Should Ensure Regulated Facilities Consider Risks from Climate Change

Publicly Released: Feb 28, 2022.

Fast Facts

The EPA regulates certain facilities that make, use, or store hazardous chemicals. These facilities are required to have risk management programs to prevent and prepare for accidental releases of these chemicals.

Federal data indicates about 31% of these facilities are located in areas with certain natural hazards—like wildfires and storm surges—that may be worsened by climate change. We found that EPA doesn't consistently assess how these facilities are managing risks from natural hazards and climate change.

We recommended, among other things, that EPA provide more direction for facilities on including these risks in their programs.
https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-22-104494


( Guess who got rid of the safety rules in 2017? Yep. Trump. Biden is working to get them back. This is not to say that a few Dems are not at fault, they are. But the cons overwhelmingly have and will continue to strip regulations that will be catastrophic if they regain power. )

Supermajority 2022

[SoCalDavidS]

1. Inappropriate Name

America doesn’t do “accountability.”

[BeckyDem]

3. We keep fighting because we have no choice. One day, we'll get there.

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[Dustlawyer]

2. Refineries and chemical plants have been "self reporting" for years because NONE of the

Federal regulatory agencies have neither the staff nor the budget to inspect these plants. It has been a total joke as you might expect!