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EPA recently initiated a rulemaking process aimed at reviewing how empty industrial drums are regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This is a move which could have significant implications for...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Resource Conservation Recovery addressed in a March 6th Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) guidance letter a request from the University of...more
In an executive order issued February 19, 2025, President Donald Trump instructed federal agency heads to “initiate a process to review all regulations subject to their sole or joint jurisdiction” for purposes of “rescinding...more
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan signed two proposed rules related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and the agency’s corrective action authority under the Resource...more
Yesterday a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard from lawyers for the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) and the Environmental Protection Agency...more
EPA announced plans to initiate two rulemakings involving PFAS, one that would list four PFAS compounds as Hazardous Constituents under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the federal hazardous waste law, and...more
The Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) and a number of other environmental organizations submitted a February 8th document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) titled: Petition for Rulemaking...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a March 23rd Project Notification titled: Post-Closure at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place (“Notification”)...more
Earthjustice on behalf of a number of environmental organizations sent a February 7th letter to United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Administrator Andrew Wheeler styled...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Last week the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a “streamlined system” for managing hazardous waste aerosol cans as Universal Waste. The Agency believes that the new system will be...more
The United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (“Court”), addressed in a March 6th Opinion petitions for Panel Rehearing of a July 7, 2017 decision addressing the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more