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The D.C. Circuit Affirms EPA’s Reinstatement of California’s Authority to Set Auto Emissions Limits; Don’t Get Too Excited About...

On Tuesday, in Ohio v. EPA, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied several challenges to EPA’s decision to restore California’s authority under § 209(b) of the Clean Air Act to regulate emissions from motor vehicles. It’s...more

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EPA Lowers the PM2.5 NAAQS

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On March 6, 2024, EPA published its final rule lowering the primary annual National Ambient Air Quality Standards (“NAAQS”) for fine particulate matter (“PM2.5”) to 9.0 micrograms per cubic meter (“µg/m3”). The new, more...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

Simply Speaking- June 2022: EEXI and CII - What Are the Implications for Vessel Owners and Lenders?

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EEXI and CII - What Are the Implications for Vessel Owners and Lenders? Background The International Maritime Organization (“IMO”) adopted MARPOL Annex VI in 1997 to limit air pollutants commonly associated with vessel...more

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Environmental Groups Sue EPA To Force Action on Overdue Haze Plans and To Trigger Deadline for FIPs

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On Feb. 7, several environmental groups formally notified EPA that they intend to file suit to force EPA to act on 39 overdue state Regional Haze plans and to trigger a countdown to issuance of Federal Implementation Plans...more

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Boston Requires Carbon Neutrality for Existing Buildings

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Furthering the aims of Boston’s 2019 Climate Action Plan, which identified large buildings as major carbon emitters, Boston City Council amended the Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO) to require all...more

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PFAS Air Emission Regulations

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Typically when considering the regulatory risk presented by per- and polyfluoroalkyl (“PFAS”) compounds, businesses think of the regulation of drinking water, groundwater, and consumer products. However, there is an increased...more

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Biden’s Inauguration Day Executive Order on Environment and Energy Regulation

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On his first day in office on January 20, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order titled, “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis” (the Order). The Order...more

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Emerging Regulation, Enforcement, and Litigation Involving Ethylene Oxide, a Critical Substance for Sterilizing Medical Products...

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Ethylene oxide (“EtO”), one of the most widely used and effective substances for sterilizing medical products and devices, has come under intense scrutiny by the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”), the Food and Drug...more

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Regional Haze/Utah: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Approval of Revisions to State Implementation Plan

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced in the January 22, 2020 Federal Register that it was proposing to approve revisions to the State of Utah’s plan for addressing regional haze. The proposed...more

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Consejo de Estado suspende provisionalmente normas sobre estándares de contaminación emisiones

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Apreciado cliente, por considerarlo de su interés, Holland & Knight Colombia S.A.S. le informa que el Consejo de Estado suspendió provisionalmente varios artículos de la Resolución 909 de 2008 "por la cual se establecen las...more

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Regional Haze: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Approval of Arkansas State Implementation Plan

United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a January 29th news release announcing approval of the State of Arkansas’s Clean Air Act Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). The approval was...more

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Arkansas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan Revision: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Notice of Data...

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) recently announced three items in regards to its previously proposed (October 31st) revision to the Arkansas Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”)...more

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Regional Haze: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Approval of Louisiana State Implementation Plan

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a December 15th news release announcing approval of the State of Louisiana’s Clean Air Act Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”). ...more

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Regional Haze: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Proposed State Implementation Plan Revision

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (“ADEQ”) announced on October 31st proposed revisions to the State’s Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (“SIP”)....more

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