On June 30, 2022, the Supreme Court held that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have the authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) to promulgate a program requiring power plants to shift away from coal to...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) plans to release a new air toxics strategy that it purports will represent a paradigm shift that incorporates a new structure...more
On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Protecting Health Safety instructing the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) in the U.S. Department of Labor to publish updated...more
On August 4, 2020, the EPA issued new guidance addressing the issue of Plantwide Applicability Limits (PAL) under the New Source Review (NSR) program of the Clean Air Act. The PAL guidance is intended to expedite facility...more
In February 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a PFAS Action Plan subsequently updated in February 2020 regarding plans to regulate certain Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Congress, too,...more
As part of Opening Up America Again, the U.S. government's plan in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released joint...more
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently announced that it has developed a new template agreement for use under Tennessee's Voluntary Cleanup Oversite and Assistance Program, Tennessee Code...more
On February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) took an unprecedented step by halting the implementation of the Obama Administration's federal regulation to control carbon dioxide emissions, generally...more
On August 3, 2015, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) utilized executive action to call for a major societal shift on climate change policy. The new rules, dubbed the Clean Power Plan, are intended...more
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