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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Last month, EPA announced a planned update of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting program, incorporating several additions. The updates would expand the TRI program by adding new chemicals, facilities, and tools to increase accessibility of data. The goal, according to EPA’s statement, is “to advance Environmental Justice, improve transparency, and increase access to environmental information.”
Created under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the TRI program requires facilities with 10 or more full-time or equivalent employees across a range of industries to report information about the management and release of listed chemicals above certain thresholds that may create risks for human health or the environment, which then becomes publicly available. Data collected under the TRI program offers a view of environmental performance and compliance at facilities. But it can also drive rulemaking priorit