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EPA Finalizes First National Drinking Water Standards for PFAS

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") on April 10, 2024 issued the first-ever federal regulatory limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. The EPA's PFAS drinking water...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update 1.26.24

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A California appellate panel has handed environmental and community groups a legal victory in their decades-long dispute with the Port of Los Angeles over its failure to enforce air pollution controls at China Shipping's...more

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The Ultimate Guide to Clean Water Act Compliance in 2024 (and Beyond)

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Companies that produce and discharge pollutants are subject to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) oversight under the Clean Water Act. The EPA routinely conducts inspections focused on federal laws like Oil Pollution...more

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RCRA Info/2023 Biennial Report: Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment - Division of Environmental Quality Announces Module...

The Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) circulated a reminder that states: The 2023 Biennial Report module in RCRAInfo is now open to start capturing data....more

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US EPA Issues Final Rule on PFAS Relating to Community Right-to-Know and Pollution Prevention Acts

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On October 18, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention submitted a final rule for publication in the Federal Register, amending 40 CFR Part 372, involving reporting...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

USEPA Memo and Q&A on RCRA Rules for Lithium Ion and Lithium Metal Batteries

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Seyfarth Synopsis: USEPA has published a new Memo on RCRA Applicability to End-of-Life Lithium Batteries. ...more

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EPA's Draft Plastics Strategy: A Road Map of What Comes Next

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) recently released a “Draft National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution.” Depending on its ultimate composition, the final strategy could materially affect the...more

Goldberg Segalla

Using Technology to Turn the Tide on Climate Change

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A 2022 Interagency Sea Level Rise Technical Report, authored by various governmental agencies, found that global mean sea levels could rise between one and seven feet by 2100.  This would me significant impacts to the more...more

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Pitching the Plastic: A Call to Reduce Plastic Pollution

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On the eve of Earth Day, the Biden Administration announced a new “White House Interagency Policy Committee (“IPC”) on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy.” The IPC is tasked with coordinating federal efforts on plastic...more

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Waste Reduction Programs to Take on Climate Change

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In 2015, California’s former governor Edmund Brown Jr. set methane emissions-reduction targets for the state. Senate Bill 1383 requires that California reduce organic waste disposal 75 percent by the year 2025. Although most...more

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Expect New Standards for Landfills, Industrial Sites as EPA Tackles PFAS Discharge in Water

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued the Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15 to address the widespread “forever chemicals,” known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), found in water, air,...more

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New EPA Nationwide Recycling Strategy Highlights “Extended Producer Responsibility” Programs in Advancing the “Circular Economy”

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) final National Recycling Strategy, released yesterday, includes prominent mention of “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) as a prime example of programs that advance the...more

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Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments (2020-2021): May 20th Arkansas Environmental Federation...

I undertook an Arkansas Environmental Federation webinar held by the organization’s Land and Sustainability Committee on May 20th titled: Solid and Hazardous Waste/Recycling Administrative/Judicial Developments: 2020-2021...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - February 2021 #2

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EPA withdraws toxicity assessment of PFAS contaminant, citing political interference - Chemical & Engineering News – February 10 - Citing a January 27 presidential directive on scientific integrity and evidence-based...more

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U.S. EPA's Interim Guidance on PFAS Destruction and Disposal Lacks Adequate Precision

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Section 7361 of the National Defense Authorization Act ("NDAA") for Fiscal Year 2020 requires the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to "publish interim guidance on the destruction and disposal of perfluoroalkyl and...more

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Regulators in the United States and Europe Move to Restrict PFAS in Products and Wastes

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The Background: In recent years, the scientific and regulatory communities have paid increasing attention to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), which have been common components for decades in consumer and...more

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Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/Hazardous Waste Disposal: Federal District Court Addresses United States Challenge to Scope...

The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico (“Court”) in a March 31st Order addressed a dispute regarding a state-issued hazardous waste disposal permit. See United States v. N.M. Env’t Dep’t, No. CV 19-46...more

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing America's Plastic Waste Crisis: March 4th U.S. House of Representatives Committee on...

The Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce (“Subcommittee”) held a March 4th hearing titled: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Reform: Addressing...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Environmental Update - January 2020 (Issue 10)

OHIO EPA RULEMAKINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - Water - Drinking and Groundwater - Interested Party Review Regarding Revisions to Laboratory Certification Rules: The Department of Drinking and Ground Water (DDAGW) seeks...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Environmental Update - October 2019 (Issue 7)

OHIO EPA RULEMAKINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - Air - Stakeholder Input Requested on Rules – OAC Chapter 3745-21, Carbon Monoxide, Photochemically Reactive Materials, Hydrocarbons, and Related Materials Standards: Ohio EPA...more

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Hazardous waste pharmaceuticals rulemaking

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule governing management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals became effective August 21, 2019. The new regulations apply to the management of hazardous waste pharmaceuticals by...more

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Environmental Update - August 2019 (Issue 5)

Ohio EPA Rulemakings And Announcements - Water - Drinking and Groundwater Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW) Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Public Water Systems: DDAGW seeks comments on its proposed rulemaking...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

Maine PFAS Tracker - Maine Standards and Proposed Actions (UPDATED)

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Pierce Atwood LLP offers this summary of Maine Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) standards as a convenience in evaluating PFAS and tracking Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulatory and Maine...more

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New Proposed Changes to Ignitable Waste Regulations May Expand Definition of Hazardous Waste

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On April 2, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule intended to modernize the regulations governing ignitable liquids hazardous waste determinations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery...more

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Recycled-Plastic Pathways and Parks? New Ways for Municipalities to Reuse and Recycle

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Technological innovations are creating ways to re-use, and in some cases profit from, materials recycled and materials discarded in waterways. ...more

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