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EPA Announces Reevaluation of the TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule (Updated)

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This alert was originally published on March 20, 2025, and has been revised based on recent developments. Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration finalized amendments to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Draft Strategic Plan

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a draft of its 2022-2026 strategic plan, including a new foundational principle and several goals not seen in previous plans. Administrator Michael Regan has stated that...more

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NHTSA proposes MY2024-2026 Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards

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On August 10, 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) emissions standards in model years (MY)...more

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EPA proposes MY2023-2026 GHG Emission Standards and President Biden signs Clean Cars Executive Order

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On August 5, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the federal greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in model years (MY) 2022-2026. In coordination with the...more

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Recent Actions on Ag Biotech by EPA’s Emerging Technologies Branch

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In this webinar, Keith Matthews from Wiley's Environment & Product Regulation group discusses recent actions by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division's (BPPD) Emerging...more

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EPA Adopts Measures to Improve the Transparency of Significant Agency Guidance

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The EPA has issued a rule requiring all significant agency guidance to undergo a public notice and comment process prior to issuance, modification or withdrawal (Rule). The new Rule was adopted pursuant to Executive Order...more

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EPA Proposes to Narrow Water Quality Certification Authority Under the Clean Water Act

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The Environmental Protection Agency issued a 163-page proposed rule on August 9, 2019, to clarify the substantive and procedural requirements for water quality certifications under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act....more

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What Water Rule? The EPA's Supplemental Water Rule Rollback Notice

In order to solicit input on a proposed regulatory change, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has issued a supplemental notice seeking comment for the revised “waters of the United States” rule (also known as the...more

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White House Opens Public Comment Period Seeking to Harmonize Shipping Regulations

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• The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is soliciting public comment on ways to reduce regulatory costs and restrictions on the U.S. maritime industry. • For maritime industry stakeholders,...more

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EPA and Army Corps Propose Reinstating Longstanding WOTUS Definition - Step One in a Two-Step Process to Rescind and Revise the...

Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers published a proposed rule that re-codifies a decades-old definition of “waters of the United States,” which are waterbodies that are subject to...more

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Schwabe In The Field: Certainty on the “Waters of the United States” Remains Elusive

On June 27, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) released a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that will rescind the 2015 Clean Water Rule, often referred to as the Waters of the...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Trump Administration Rescinds WOTUS Rule

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Earlier this week, the Trump administration added another Obama-era regulation to its list of policy rollbacks. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) announced a...more

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"Waters of the United States"— Will Rewrite of the Clean Water Rule Bring Elusive Clarity and Predictability?

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Sixteen months after the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit entered its Order halting application of the 2015 Clean Water Rule ("Rule") nationwide, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP): Take Advantage of This Regulatory Reform Advocacy Opportunity

On February 24, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 13777, “Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.” Issuance of the EO, and the subsequent measures undertaken by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...more

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In a First-Ever Move, EPA Asks Industry and Public What Agency Regulations to Repeal, Replace or Modify

On April 13, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comments on any “regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification.” This...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

EPA and Other Agencies to Seek Comment on Ways to Improve “Efficiency, Effectiveness and Accountability"

President Trump has given executive branch agencies 180 days to conduct an internal review and to propose, with input from public stakeholders, reorganization plans to “improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and...more

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