EPA Proposes Removing Affirmative Defense Provisions from Eighteen Clean Air Act Emission Standards -
In a proposed rule published on June 24, 2024, EPA has proposed to remove eighteen affirmative defense provisions for...more
9/26/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Chevron v NRDC ,
Clean Air Act ,
Compliance ,
Endangered Species Act (ESA) ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
FIFRA ,
Herbicides ,
Mitigation ,
NAICS ,
National Emissions Standards ,
NESHAP ,
New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) ,
NRDC ,
Regulatory Standards ,
SCOTUS ,
SEC v Jarkesy ,
Seventh Amendment ,
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Both the North and South Carolina legislatures have recently adopted statutes affecting environmental issues in their respective states. This update highlights the most significant developments in North and South Carolina....more
6/4/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Pollution ,
Boiler MACT Rule ,
Brownfield Properties ,
Certification Requirements ,
Clean Water Act ,
Coastal Real Estate ,
Department of Environmental Quality ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Health and Safety ,
Infrastructure ,
New Legislation ,
Permits ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sackett v EPA ,
State Budgets ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Wastewater ,
Wetlands
A regulation adopted by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) late in the Trump administration prohibiting settlement payments to third parties continues to be an impediment to possible environmental justice consent decrees in...more
7/26/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Mitigation ,
Notice and Comment ,
Restitution ,
Settlement ,
Third-Party ,
Trump Administration
Federal environmental policies are likely to undergo significant changes at DOJ and EPA under the Biden administration, including alteration of many Trump administration enforcement policies. Since many of these existing...more
1/12/2021
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Air Pollution ,
Biden Administration ,
Clean Water Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Executive Orders ,
Regulatory Agenda
If Joe Biden is elected President there will be significant changes in environmental regulation for American businesses. Some changes can (and likely will) take place very quickly, with the stroke of a pen. These could...more
10/28/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Boiler MACT Rule ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Testing ,
General Elections ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Regulatory Agenda