What is the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, or EPCRA?
Congress enacted the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA), Section 313, on October 17, 1986. EPCRA is Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. This legislation is sometimes referred to as SARA Title III, but more commonly as EPCRA. The principal reason for the existence of EPCRA is to provide citizens with information on the manufacture, use, and environmental release of potentially toxic chemicals in their communities. Through EPCRA, Congress mandated that the TRI data be made public. EPA considers the Toxics Release Inventory a public report card for industrial facilities.
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- Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), who is responsible for reporting releases and when must the report be made?
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