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Potential Fallout if Endangerment Finding Is Rescinded

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On March 13, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would move forward with reconsideration of the Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding (Endangerment Finding) as directed in President Trump’s Executive Order...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Enforcement Alert: Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Monitoring and Maintenance Requirements

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an Enforcement Alert (“EA”) titled: EPA Finds MSW Landfills are Violating Monitoring and Maintenance Requirements....more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Order Denying Petition Objecting to Rochester, New Hampshire Solid...

The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an August 16th Order Denying a Petition Objecting to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit (“Permit”) for the Turnkey...more

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EPA not Afraid of Changin’, Wants Landfills to Bring it (Methane Emission) Down

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The Environmental Protection Agency intends to issue a rule updating its Clean Air Act emission standards for new and existing municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills to cut methane and other harmful landfill gas emissions....more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Rochester, New Hampshire Solid Waste Facility Permit

Sixteen individuals (collectively, “Petitioners”) filed a February 9th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to Waste Management of New Hampshire,...more

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Air Enforcement: Proposed Technical Secretary's Order/Civil Penalty Addressing Athens Landfill

The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board (“Board”) issued a February 15th Technical Secretary’s Order and Assessment of Civil Penalty (“Order”) to Environmental Trust Company d/b/a Meadow Branch Landfill (“ETC”) addressing...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Addresses Petitions Objecting to Allegany County, New York Landfill

The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued an Order responding to two Petitions requesting objection to the issuance of a Title V operating permit (“Permit”) for the Hyland Facility...more

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EPA Modifies Source Determination Test; Narrows Common Control Criteria

Earlier this week, on April 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) quietly modified its source determination test that is used to determine whether emissions from nearby and closely related sources should be...more

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Landfill Emission Rule/Clean Air Act: Seven States Send Notice of Intent to Sue U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Alleged...

Seven state Attorneys General have sent the following document to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) dated March 23rd: Notice of Intent to Sue for Failure to Enforce the 2016 Emission Guidelines and...more

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EPA Issues Final Rules To Reduce Methane Emissions From MSW Landfills

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Section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) requires EPA to issue New Source Performance Standards (NSPSs) for certain source categories of air pollutants. These NSPSs set threshold limits on emissions of certain pollutants...more

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New EPA Air Emissions Rules Mean Greater Compliance Burden for Landfill Owners

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) recently released two rules updating the regulation of air emissions from landfills. These rules enlarge the potential universe of landfills required to implement...more

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