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EPA Chief Signs Hazardous Waste Consolidation Rule--U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christine Todd Whitman signed a final rule on Dec. 21 that will allow companies to consolidate hazardous without triggering the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's strict waste management regulations.

The final Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU) rule is expected to make contaminated site cleanups easier and cheaper for companies by allowing consolidation

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