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ENVIRONMENTAL
Leather Industries
of America has a long and productive history of assisting and, in most
cases, leading the tanning industry through the complicated and threatening
morass of government regulations.
A glance back at some milestones shows that the Leather Research Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati and its legal representatives in Washington, DC, have been involved in some of the country's most significant environmental and worker health and safety issues.
The evolutionary process of regulatory development has resulted in a comprehensive and complex system of regulations covering clean water, clean air, waste disposal, and contaminated land cleanup. The Leather Research Laboratory has battled vigorously and successfully to minimize the negative impact on the leather industry and provide confidence for its future.
However,
the evolutionary process continues with EPA's critical review of existing
regulations and the prospect of new rules. Our industry can only prosper
in the shadow of impending environmental threats by vigilantly monitoring
all situations in readiness for further action. You can have confidence
that this critical role is performed
professionally by the Leather Research Laboratory and legal team, fighting
to preserve the future for its members.
To learn more about the Leather Research Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati, go to www.leatherusa.org or contact Dr. Nicholas J. Cory at corynj@uc.edu
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- Excluded from RCRA hazardous waste provisions
- EPA effluent guidelines remanded
- Secured OSHA Hazard Communication exemption for leather
- Attained "clean" Stormwater group permit
- Achieved victory in famous lawsuit opposing illegal EPA sludge rule
- Obtained upper pH waiver for tannery effluent
- Submitted powerful challenge to proposed HWIR rule
- Minimized impact of MACT air standard
- Challenged proposed inclusion of Cr III in Proposition 65