The effective date of EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) Facility Safety Rule has been delayed from June 19, 2017 to February 19, 2019. EPA issued a Final Rule on June 9 explaining that the 20-month delay will “allow EPA to...more
On June 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo prohibiting DOJ from including payments to third party non-government entities in civil and criminal settlements. This memo will have far reaching consequences...more
EPA’s Risk Management Program (RMP) Facility Safety Rule continues to face an uncertain future, particularly given EPA Administrator Pruitt’s historical opposition. On March 16, EPA again stayed the effective date of the Rule...more
Last August, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized the more stringent “Phase 2” greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and fuel efficiency...more
Yesterday, EPA posted a pre-publication version of a new final rule (the Delay Rule) delaying the effective date of the Risk Management Program (RMP) Facility Safety Rule until March 21, 2017. The RMP Rule is one of 30...more
As expected, on January 12, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Final Determination affirming the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for model year 2022-2025 light-duty vehicles. While EPA...more
Yesterday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy signed the agency’s final Facility Safety Rule. The rule, which contains some significant changes from the draft version, will be published in the Federal Register within the next...more
Through its Proposed Determination, EPA has concluded that the model year 2022-2025 GHG standards should remain as promulgated, despite automotive industry evidence demonstrating the need for less stringent standards. ...more
On June 22, 2016, Congress passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, updating the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Congress kept standard violations—whether done knowingly or willfully—as...more
On November 3, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced plans for a new low-nitrogen oxide (NOx) standard for heavy-duty engines sold in the state. CARB intends to adopt the new NOx standard—of 0.02 grams per...more
Originally published in Bloomberg BNA's Daily Environment Report, 209 DEN B-1, 10/28/16.
On Oct. 25, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published more stringent...more
On October 14, 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent its final revised facility safety rule to the White House Office of Management & Budget (OMB) for pre-publication review. The rule would update EPA’s Risk...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Chemical and Safety Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a report calling for preventative inspections at petroleum refineries to prevent accidents and injuries. The report highlights the...more
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized more stringent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards and fuel efficiency standards for...more
The timeline for federal NOx emission reductions for medium and heavy-duty trucks is uncertain, but expected in California in 2017. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is expected to issue a NOx standard in 2017 that...more
Reporting that 13 workers in America die each day on the job due to injuries and 150 workers succumb to exposure to carcinogens and other toxic and hazardous substances while working, the United States Department of Justice...more