Clean Water Rule Opens Litigation Floodgates -
With much fanfare, EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) recently issued a final rule clarifying which bodies of water are “waters of the United States” protected...more
7/21/2015
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Vapor Intrusion Guidance
Vapor Intrusion (“VI”) is the migration of vapors from contamination in the ground into overlying buildings and structures. It’s no secret that regulatory agencies have increased their focus on VI over the last decade. ...more
In this Issue:
- EPA Issues SIP Call to Eliminate SSM Defense
- EPA and Corps Define “Waters of The United States”
- Frequent Questions: EPCRA 313
- Generators Need to be Vigilant About TCLP Sampling...more
6/15/2015
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Clean Air Act ,
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NAAQS ,
Ozone ,
Proposed Regulation ,
RCRA ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sierra Club ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
US Army Corps of Engineers ,
Waste Disposal
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers have promulgated a final rule defining the scope of federal jurisdiction over wetlands and other “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. Dubbed the “Clean Water Rule” by...more
EPA has issued a final rule that requires 36 states to revise their State Implementation Plans to eliminate a well-known and often-used Clean Air Act defense for excess emissions. While specific elements of the defense...more
On December 30, 2013, EPA issued a final rule to amend its “All Appropriate Inquiries” Rule (AAI Rule) that sets forth the standards and practices for conducting all appropriate inquiries under the Comprehensive Environmental...more
Stating that they “face pervasive ozone nonattainment problems,” eight Northeastern states on December 9, 2013 petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) to add nine upwind states to the Ozone Transport...more
The amendment revises the definition of volatile organic compound (VOC) to add trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (also known as HFO-1234ze) to the list of substances not considered to be VOCs. The amendment comports with the...more