President Trump hit the ground running, issuing more executive orders, memoranda, and other actions on Inauguration Day than any previous president. Agencies are already working to implement those actions. Many of the actions...more
2/13/2025
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I. Background.
On February 7, 2024, EPA issued a final rule lowering the annual health-based air quality standard for fine particulates (pm 2.5) to 9 ug/m3 from 12 ug/m3. The Rule will impact industries and many...more
EPA’s efforts to regulate per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, are not ending with lowering PFAS drinking water standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which is headline news....more
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Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) are in the crosshairs of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). PFAS are substances that have been used heavily in manufacturing and are prevalent in many...more
On August 26, 2022, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a pre-publication version of a highly-anticipated proposal to add two of the most widely-used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the list of...more
On June 30, 2022 the Supreme Court decided West Virginia v. EPA. This case not only has environmental law implications, but also speaks directly to executive agency overreach in potentially many other contexts. On its face,...more
On June 15, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dramatically lowered its lifetime health advisories levels (HALs)[1] for two per- and polyfuoroalkyl substances (PFAS). EPA previously established a combined...more
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On May 15, 2020 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) released its “Summary of Input on Oil and Gas Extraction Wastewater Management Practices Under the Clean Water Act” (“Summary”). The Summary is...more
Federal and State environmental agencies are modifying their usual compliance procedures, including deadlines, to accommodate the various challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. While a number of States initially...more
On March 29, 2019, EPA issued its Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Facilities New Owner Audit Program (“Audit Program”). The Audit Program is voluntary and intended to encourage new upstream facility owners to audit,...more
Recent regulatory pronouncements indicate the oil patch will continue to face heavy regulatory scrutiny in 2018 and beyond. Recent action at both the federal and state levels will put increasing pressure on the exploration...more
On December 19, 2014 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two memoranda outlining the Agency’s planned response to the Supreme Court’s June 2014 decision in Utility Air Regulatory Group (UARG) v. Environmental...more