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Community Air Monitoring and Notification System Task Force: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Releases Final Report

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued an April 28th news release announcing the release of the Final Report on the Community Air Monitoring and Notification System Task Force (“Task Force”)....more

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EPA Announces Sweeping Deregulatory Agenda: The Complete Set of EPA’s 31 Actions and Affected Environmental Regulations

In what it called “the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its most expansive deregulatory initiative to date on March 12, 2025. Through a...more

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Trump Announces Presidential Exemptions Under Clean Air Act

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In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration established an electronic mailbox to allow the regulated community to request a Presidential Exemption to certain requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Under Section...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Petition to Object Filed Addressing Scotia, California Biomass Facility

The Environmental Protection Information Center and Humboldt Coalition for Clean Energy (collectively, “EPIC”) filed a January 3rd Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: Sierra Club Petition to Object Filed Addressing Houston, Texas Refinery

The Sierra Club and three other environmental organizations filed the following document before the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) on December 3rd: Petition to Object to the Title V Operating...more

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Massachusetts Provides Extra Protection to Environmental Justice Communities from Air Pollution

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In a groundbreaking move, effective July 1, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection will tighten the permitting requirement for certain existing and new sources of air pollution located near an environmental...more

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EPA and DOI Regulatory Roundup: Air Toxics and Carbon, Coal Ash, Wastewater, Methane, and Offshore Wind

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The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a suite of new rules aimed at addressing water and air quality, reducing methane emissions, protecting environmental justice communities, and accelerating the nation’s...more

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FY 2024-2025 National Program Guidance/U.S. EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance: National Association of Clean Air...

The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) sent a September 29th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) providing comments on the federal agency’s FY 2024-2025 National Program...more

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Title V/Clean Air Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants In Part and Denies In Part Two Petitions Objecting to a...

The Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a February 22nd Order Granting In Part and Denying In Part two Petitions objections to the issuance of a Clean Air Act Title V Operating...more

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Draft U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Enforcement and Compliance Document for Years 2024-2027: Association of State...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) published in the January 12th Federal Register a Request for Public Comment on the National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives (“NECIs”) it is proposing for fiscal...more

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Environmental Justice Update: EPA Air Office Releases EJ Guidance for Air Permitting

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How the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will factor environmental justice (EJ) principles into permitting decisions remained largely an open question throughout 2022. In the waning days of the year, EPA’s Office of...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FY2024 Budget: National Association of Clean Air Agencies Recommendations

The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) transmitted a November 8th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) providing recommendations for the federal agency’s FY2024 budget. ...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Highlights: Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Expedited Permitting

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On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), sweeping legislation that commits $369 billion to combat climate change, fund clean energy and development, and address environmental justice. This...more

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Inflation Reduction Act Commits Significant Resources to Federal Environmental Justice Efforts

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) reflects the Biden Administration’s attention to issues of environmental justice and environmental equity. The IRA, directly and indirectly, invests in environmentally overburdened...more

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Environmental Groups Target Texas Air Permitting Program on Environmental Justice Grounds

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On June 28, a coalition of 11 environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Administrative Procedure Act and the Clean Air Act to address the alleged failure of Texas Commission for...more

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EPA’s FY 2021 Enforcement Results: Insights for Clean Air Act Enforcement

When it comes to enforcement initiatives, EPA’s priorities are clear. EPA’s National Enforcement Initiatives are announced on a three-year cycle, and EPA’s annual release of enforcement results is an extensive and in-depth...more

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Top Five Potential Air Permitting Reforms: How Air Permitting in Virginia Is Poised for Change

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The Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board (Air Board) took its first measurable step toward a change in air permitting by creating a Subcommittee on Public Participation Processes (the Subcommittee) on June 21, 2019. The...more

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EPA Seeks Comment on National Enforcement Initiatives

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On September 15, 2015, EPA solicited public comment on its upcoming cycle of National Enforcement Initiatives (NEI) for fiscal years (FY) 2017-2019. EPA is proposing to adopt three new enforcement initiatives and is...more

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