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Drumming Up a Change? EPA’s Review of the RCRA “Empties” Rule and Its Impact on Generators and the Drum Reconditioning Industry

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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

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RCRA Guidance Letter/Military Munitions Rule: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Manifest Exemption for Geographically...

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

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RCRA Rules Face Hazardous Times

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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

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EPA’s Latest PFAS Push Targets Nine Substances Under RCRA

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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

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Another case in which a non-governmental organization wants a court to tell EPA how to do its job

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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

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EPA Responds to Petition for PFAS Rulemaking

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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

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Phosphogypsum/Phosphoric Acid Production Wastewater: Center for Biological Diversity Petition to U.S. Environmental Protection...

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

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Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units : U.S. EPA Office of Inspector General Project Notification

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

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Coal Combustion Residuals/RCRA: Earthjustice Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged Failure to...

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

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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

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EPA Promulgates “Streamlined System” for Managing Hazardous Waste Aerosol Cans

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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

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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

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Ohio EPA initiates rulemaking process for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals

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On May 6, 2019, the Ohio EPA Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization issued an early stakeholder outreach public notice, through which it seeks stakeholder input on Ohio EPA’s intent to incorporate recent...more

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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations/EPCRA Reporting Requirements: Environmental Organizations Challenge 2018 U.S. Environmental...

Waterkeeper Alliance and a number of other environmental organizations (collectively “Waterkeeper”) filed a September 28th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) against the United States Environmental...more

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Definition of Solid Waste/RCRA: U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit Addresses Petition for Rehearing/Challenges to 2015...

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

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