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EPA's Reconsideration of Ethylene Oxide Under the Clean Air Act - A Sign of Future Chemicals Policy to Come?

On January 25, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) reaffirmed its interpretation of ethylene oxide (“EtO”) requirements which may signal EPA’s increased scrutiny of chemical emissions generally and the...more

EPA Proposes to Cut 2020 and 2021 Volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standards Program, While Aiming to Increase 2022 Volumes

On December 7, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) signed and submitted for publication in the Federal Register its proposed rule for setting renewable fuel percentage standards. The proposed rule sets the...more

Natural Gas Processing (NGP) Facilities Now Required to Report to EPA for the Toxics Release Inventory

On November 24, 2021, the EPA added natural gas processing (“NGP”) facilities to its list of facilities required to report information for inclusion in the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”). Created in 1986, the TRI is an...more

EPA’s Proposed Methane Rule to Increase Regulatory Burden on “Super Pollutant”

On November 2, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing sweeping regulations on emissions from methane, what the Biden administration considers a “super...more

EPA Audit of RIN Market Signals Increased Scrutiny and Enforcement

Recently, EPA’s Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a notice of its audit of the agency’s oversight of the Renewable Fuel Standards Renewable Identification Number (“RIN”) market. This is the latest in a string of...more

20 State Attorneys General Push Congress to Address Environmental Justice

Advancing Environmental Justice (“EJ”) is a central pillar of the Biden Administration. Beginning with President Biden’s Executive Order “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad,” signed during his first week in...more

EPA Submitted Proposed Renewable Fuel Standards to OMB

On August 26, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) sent its proposed rule for setting renewable fuel percentage standards to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) for review. The proposed rule is expected...more

EPA, FERC and the Army Corps Weigh in on the Social Costs of Carbon and Environmental Justice in Project Development

Historically, environmental issues have been front and center for major project development throughout the world. But for projects in the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) increased focus on the...more

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