Environmental
Under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), facilities in Mississippi that store or release certain chemicals must:
AOnly notify MDEQ in private
BReport to state and local emergency planning committees and make information publicly available through the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)✓ Correct
CPay a fee to the EPA for each chemical stored
DOnly report releases of more than 1,000 pounds
Explanation
EPCRA (Title III of SARA) requires facilities to report chemical inventories to Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) and State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs), and to report toxic chemical releases to EPA's Toxics Release Inventory. This information must be made publicly available.
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