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Hazardous WasteEPA Proposes Rule for Safe Disposal of Waste Explosives Including Fireworks and MunitionsEPA Proposes Rule for Safe Disposal of Waste Explosives Including Fireworks and Munitions
The rule is the latest push from the Biden-Harris Administration, which has advanced environmental justice efforts to protect indigenous and disadvantaged communities throughout the country. The proposed measure would curb open burning and open detonation of waste explosives such as fireworks, munitions, and flares which carries “serious and environmental and public health impacts,” commented EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan.
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