EPA's Proposed RMP Rollback: What Facilities Need to Know

On February 24, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule titled Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act; Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention (2026 Proposed Rule). 91 FR 8970. If adopted, the 2026 Proposed Rule would materially revise EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations, including a rollback of EPA’s 2024 Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention rule (2024 SCCAP)...... By: Holland & Hart LLP