On May 10, 2024, extensive revisions recently adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations (40 CFR Part 68) will take effect. The revisions, dubbed by EPA as the “Safer...more
In a recent report, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) describes steps the EPA should take to increase air monitoring at marine ports and neighboring communities. While not agreeing to...more
10/25/2023
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Air Quality Standards ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Maritime Transport ,
National Emissions Standards ,
OIG ,
Pollution Control ,
Ports ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Shipping ,
Vessels
In the Byzantine complexity of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA’s “once in, always in” policy regarding hazardous air pollutants (HAP) has been particularly confounding. And now it’s back in play, through regulatory revisions...more
On January 25, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) withdrew its longstanding but controversial “once in, always in” policy that a “major source” of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) was forever locked into “major...more
2/2/2018
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Air Act ,
Deregulation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturers ,
Pollution Control ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Workplace Safety
Refrigeration and cooling systems face expanded and tighter regulation under a final rule recently signed by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. The rule revises and expands EPA’s regulations for “Ozone-Depleting Substances”...more
10/31/2016
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Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
HFC Emissions ,
Inspections ,
Manufacturers ,
Ozone ,
Pollution Control ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Webinars