The Legal and Practical Challenges of California's Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation
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Schoenbrod: SCOTUS Ruling Helps EPA Deal With a "Stupid Statute"
Two wildfires in the Everglades near the Broward County border remain fully uncontained, causing widespread smoke, degraded air quality, and reduced visibility across South Florida. Current Situation Overview - Two...more
The Environmental Protection Agency announced July 18 it would continue workforce reductions through the elimination of its Office of Research and Development, which provides the independent scientific research that underpins...more
On May 31, 2023, the EPA provided notice of a proposed consent decree in the case, California Communities Against Toxics (CCAT), et al. v. Regan, No. 1:22-cv-03724 (DDC), which revolves around the issue of ethylene oxide...more
When roads heat up during the summer, the asphalt poisons urban air - Fast Company – September 8 - In the summer, dark asphalt roads and roofs absorb heat from the sun and then put it back into the air, which is...more
According to Bloomberg Environment (subscription required), EPA’s Clean Air Science Advisory Committee cannot reach agreement whether to recommend that the NAAQS for PM2.5 be lowered. Even after two years, I guess I had not...more
EPA’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards has released a draft of its reassessment of the adequacy of the current national ambient air quality standard for particulate matter. Here’s the primary takeaway concerning...more
Oregon moved to regulate air toxics with SB 1541, which became effective April 10, 2018. Regulations implementing the air toxics requirements were adopted by Oregon DEQ in November of 2018 and, as explained below, draft risk...more
On November 15, 2017, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (“BAAQMD”) adopted sweeping new standards to reduce toxic air contaminant (“TAC”) emissions from existing stationary sources. The new rule, Regulation 11 Rule...more
Malfunctions happen, even at a well-managed facility. When they happen, they can cause a facility to deviate from emission limits or other standards regarding (among other things) hazardous air pollutants. Furthermore,...more