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On the next installment of 2BInformed with Erik Baptist and Charlotte Bertrand, they discuss how the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is becoming increasingly interested in evaluating and regulating the chemicals...more
Last week, I reported that Judge Rosemary Marquez had vacated the Trump administration’s Navigable Waters Protection Rule. I also asked “what’s next”? EPA and the Army Corps have now answered that question, at least for the...more
Five and a half years after proposing changes to its significant new use rules (SNURs) on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), EPA has finally released a final rule. On June 22, 2020, EPA issued (in prepublication...more
EPA recently issued a final rule amending Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations concerning “small manufacturers” of chemical substances. Companies that meet the regulatory definition of a “small manufacturer” of...more
EPA recently issued a final rule containing much-debated revisions to the Clean Air Act 112(r) Risk Management Program (“RMP”). The rule rescinds or modifies a substantial number of existing requirements, including...more
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) published a June 10th Notice to the Federal Register announcing the availability of the final 2019 National Wetland Plant List (“NWPL”). See 84 Fed. Reg. 26824. ...more
The 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) made numerous changes to TSCA, including increasing public transparency of chemical information. To accomplish this, the amendments required EPA to establish a...more
In 2016, after decades without any changes, Congress amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (the “TSCA”) with an eye towards updating and modernizing the regulatory regime for chemical substances. One of the elements of the...more
In 2016, after decades without any changes, Congress amended the Toxic Substances Control Act (the “TCSA”) with an eye towards updating and modernizing the regulatory regime for chemical substances. One of the elements of the...more
On November 6, 2018, the State Water Resources Control Board adopted an amendment to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (General...more
On September 11, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to amend various provisions of a key Obama-era regulation that sought to reduce methane emissions from oil and natural gas...more
Mr. Raymond E. Wieda, undertook a presentation at the 2018 Arkansas Environmental Federation Water Seminar titled: Unresolved Reg 2 Issues and Triennial Review Preview (“Presentation”) ...more
Manufacturers and large scale users of hazardous chemicals know the significance of March 1st. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) requires facilities where hazardous chemicals were present above...more
EPA has begun promulgating regulations to implement the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act of 2016 (Act), legislation that makes significant changes to the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). EPA...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published a September 18th Federal Register Notice proposing approval of revisions to the Arkansas State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) which modify the Chapter 4 Minor...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a September 11th Federal Register Notice proposing to approve a revision to the Arkansas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”) submitted by the...more
As we reported in the April issue of Environmental Notes, the Trump administration issued a final rule on March 16, 2017 that delayed the effective date of regulations making significant changes to requirements applicable to...more
In addition to a January 20th Presidential Memorandum freezing all, not yet enacted, rules and sending them back to the agencies and Office of Management and Budget for reconsideration, and the utilization of the...more
EPA has revised the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for industrial, commercial and institutional boilers at area sources. The area source boiler NESHAP was initially promulgated on March...more
In the run up to the Presidential Election, you may have missed some of the following regulatory developments that might impact your business....more
On June 10, 2016, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (“TCEQ”) adopted amendments to its statewide hazardous waste rules to incorporate changes made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to the federal...more
On June 7, 2016, the Senate passed a revised version of the “Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act” (S. 697), which the House of Representatives had already approved, to enact sweeping amendments to the...more
Virginia’s State Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) recently amended its regulations to remove the long-standing malfunction exemption available to regulated sources of air pollution for violations of emission limits and...more
One of the most vexing aspects of hazardous waste management hinges on a very basic question: whether something is in fact a regulated hazardous waste in the first place. This fundamental issue often arises for recycled or...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently updated its Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Policy. Most federal actions for failure to comply with the environmental laws are resolved through settlement...more