The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to require power plants and other stationary sources in five additional states to comply with the Good Neighbor Plan to ensure that these states do not unlawfully contribute...more
2/16/2024
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Air Quality Standards ,
Clean Air Act ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
NAAQS ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Power Plants ,
Public Health ,
Tribal Governments
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Reporting Rule for PFAS— its broadest regulation to-date on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS),...more
10/9/2023
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Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Final Rules ,
Hazardous Substances ,
PFAS ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday released drinking water health advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as PFAS. Those included PFOA, PFOS, PFBS, and GenX....more
As states “re-open”—or prepare to—many businesses have begun to consider how they will ensure that their workplaces are safe for employees, customers, and other visitors. Keeping their sites clean is among companies’ chief...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a packet of measures targeting methane emissions from operations of the oil and gas industry on May 12, 2016. These measures include three final regulations affecting...more
In a rare move, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan even before the merits of the rule have been decided by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan was published in the Federal Register today, triggering a 60-day appeals period. Petitioners will have until December 22, 2015, to file appeals of the Clean...more
10/26/2015
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Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Register ,
Natural Resources ,
Obama Administration ,
Power Plants
President Obama and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the issuance of the long-anticipated Federal Clean Power Plan, which regulates emission to the atmosphere of carbon dioxide (CO2) from...more
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its opinion in Michigan v. EPA, reversing a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and holding that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must consider...more
The final Waters of the United States rule, jointly proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers last spring, was signed on May 26, 2015, and aims to clarify the federal...more
In a significant victory for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and supporting parties, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed and remanded an appellate ruling that had invalidated EPA’s Clean Air Act regulation of certain air...more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published its proposed standards of performance for greenhouse gases emitted from new electric utility steam generating units and stationary combustion turbines on January 8, 2014,...more