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Chemical, Hazardous Substances, and Petroleum Spills: CRS Experts

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Chemical, Hazardous Substances, and Petroleum Spills: CRS Experts

January 13, 2014Updated September 14, 2017 (R43360)

InIn response to spills of chemicals, hazardous substances, and petroleum, illustrated by the January 2014 spill in West Virginia and recent railroad oil tanker derailments after industrial incidents, railroad tanker derailments, and flooding, concerns arise about impacts to public health (e.g., drinking water), as well as coordination of emergency response activities. The following table provides names and contact information for CRS experts on various issues associated with spills and other releases of chemicals, hazardous substances, and petroleum into air and surface water and onto land, including related drinking water, emergency response management, and public health issues.

Legislative Issues

Name/Title

Phone

E-mail

Chemical, hazardous substance, and oil spill and hazardous substance response and cleanup

David Bearden,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]
 

Oil spill response and cleanup

Jonathan Ramseur,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Chemical toxicity and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

[author name scrubbed]Jerry H. Yen,
Analyst in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Drinking water, Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), drinking water standards, treatment, infrastructure financing and security

[author name scrubbed]Mary Tiemann,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Legal aspects of water pollution, Clean Water Act, Oil Pollution Act, Safe Drinking Water Act

[author name scrubbed]chemical and environmental releases Linda Tsang,
Legislative Attorney

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

[author name scrubbed]Jared Brown,
Analyst in Emergency Management and Homeland Security Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]
 

[author name scrubbed],
AnalystBruce R. Lindsay, Analyst in American National Government

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

General Clean Water Act (CWA), water pollution discharges, water monitoring, water treatment and water infrastructure financing

[author name scrubbed],
Specialist in Resources and Laura Gatz, Analyst in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Air emissions from oil and chemical facilities, "nuisance" authority

Water treatment systems and water infrastructure finance

Richard Lattanzio,
AnalystJonathan Ramseur, Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]
 

[author name scrubbed],
Section Research Manager

Air emissions from oil and chemical facilities, "nuisance" authority

Richard Lattanzio, Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Appropriations for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state grants

[author name scrubbed]Robert Esworthy,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]
 

David Bearden,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Public health and medical response to disasters

Sarah Lister,
Specialist in Public Health and Epidemiology

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and and "Superfund" (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA)

David Bearden,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC)

Jonathan Ramseur,U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Chemical Safety Board, or "CSB") Clean Air Act 112(r)(6) and Accident Prevention program (Clean Air Act 112(r)(7)) Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA) (Title III of Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act) Richard Lattanzio,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Chemical Safety Board, or "CSB") Clean Air Act 112(r)(7)

 

David Bearden,
Specialist in Environmental Policy

[phone number scrubbed]

[email address scrubbed]

Experts List Coordinator

[author name scrubbed]

Author Contact Information

James D. Werner, Coordinator, Section Research Manager ([email address scrubbed], [phone number scrubbed])