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Minnesota Delays PFAS Reporting Deadline Six Months to July 1, 2026

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On July 23, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced that it will allow manufacturers an additional six months to report required PFAS information, extending the original January 1, 2026, deadline to July...more

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EPA Launches Comment Period on Power Plant Climate and Air Toxics Rules

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes to eliminate greenhouse gas regulations for power plants after concluding that power plants do not "contribute significantly" to dangerous air pollution or,...more

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EPA Releases Draft Charge Questions for SACC Meeting on Phthalates and Memorandum on Proposed Refinement for Estimating DBP Skin...

On June 16, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the draft charge questions for discussion at the upcoming Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) meeting to review all...more

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EPA Proposes Plan to Track the Adoption of Bilingual End-Use Pesticide Labels

On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released for comment a proposed plan to track the adoption of bilingual labeling of pesticide products. 90 Fed. Reg. 9. The Pesticide Registration...more

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The Push to Strengthen NOx Emission Limits Before President Biden’s Term End: Will It Survive the 90-Day Comment Period?

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new standards on November 22, 2024, to significantly tighten nitrogen oxides’ (NOx) emission limits from fossil fuel-fired stationary combustion turbines. These proposed...more

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EPA Proposes Granting West Virginia Primacy for Class VI Wells

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The proposal represents a step forward for carbon capture and storage projects in the state and could accelerate the permitting process. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a significant regulatory...more

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Biosolids/PFAS: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moves to Dismiss Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility Judicial...

The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (“PEER”) filed in June a Judicial Action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) arguing that the United States Environmental Protection...more

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EPA Seeks Input from Small Businesses on Proposed Regulations for Drinking Water

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Opportunity knocks for water treatment entities to provide their input on new regulations about to be rolled out by EPA that could either boost or harm their businesses. The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires EPA to...more

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes New Drinking Water Regulations for Six PFAS Chemicals

On April 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final new national primary drinking water regulations for six per- and polyfluroralkyl substances (PFAS). The regulations impose Maximum Contaminant...more

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Transportation/Used Oil: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Montgomery Used Oil Transportation Company Enter into...

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (“ADEM”) and Buck Oil Services, Inc. (“Buck Oil”) entered into a January 31st Consent Order (“CO”) addressing alleged violations of the Alabama Used Oil Regulations. See...more

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Warehouse and Logistics Operations Targeted by Regulatory Push for “Indirect Source Rules” Targeting Vehicle Emissions

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Historically, regulations under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and related state laws divided the world into “stationary” and “non-stationary sources.” “Stationary sources” included facilities like power plants and factories...more

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Hazardous Waste Facilities Beware: PFAS Soon to Be Regulated Under RCRA

On January 31, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed two new rules that would add nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds (known as "PFAS") to its list of hazardous constituents regulated under the...more

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EPA Proposes Regulations to Implement Methane Fee

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has proposed regulations for calculating methane emissions fees required beginning this year under the Inflation Reduction Act ("IRA"). Section 136 of the Clean Air Act (added...more

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Gone Fishing: Will a Group of Fisheries Spell the End of the Chevron Doctrine?

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For nearly four decades, the Chevron deference has been a hallmark of administrative law. This doctrine, under which federal courts defer to an agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous statute that the agency is charged with...more

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[Webinar] PFAS Ban in Maine: What Companies Need to Know About the March 1 Deadline for Currently Unavoidable Use Requests -...

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Effective January 1, 2030, the sale of any industrial, commercial, or consumer product containing intentionally added Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) will be banned in Maine unless the use of PFAS in the product is...more

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Breaking Down the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen PTC Proposed Regulations

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS on Dec. 22, 2023, released proposed regulations regarding the production tax credit (PTC) for hydrogen under Section 45V of the Internal Revenue Code, as enacted by the...more

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Proposed NEPA Revisions Seek to Ingrain Environmental Justice into Permitting Decisions

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The Council on Environmental Quality recently published the “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation Rule,” the second in a two-phase approach to revising National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation...more

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EPA Publishes Semiannual Agenda Previewing PFAS-Related Agency Actions

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 27, 2023, published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is intended to update the public about the agency's plan to review, propose and issue regulations over the...more

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EPA Announces Proposed Perchloroethylene Regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed regulation of perchloroethylene (PCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act to protect public health....more

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EPA’s Ambitious Proposed GHG Emissions Standards May Face Challenges

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) issued a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) on May 11, 2023, that would adopt new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for certain coal and natural gas-fired power...more

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PHMSA Releases Proposed Rules for Gas Pipeline Leak Detection and Repair Addressing Both Pipeline Safety and Environmental...

On May 4, 2023, the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued a long-awaited notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) titled “Pipeline Safety: Gas Leak Detection...more

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The D.C. Circuit Overrules EPA on Regulating Perchlorate

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has the latest word in the long-running saga concerning regulation of the contaminant perchlorate in its decision dated May 9, 2023, when it ruled the U.S....more

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EPA Proposes New Limitations on Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Electric Generating Units

On May 11, 2023, USEPA announced proposed rules to further limit the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) from power plants and other electric generating units (EGUs). Industry trade associations assert that these regulations are...more

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5 Things to Know About EPA’s Proposed Power Plant CO2 Emissions Rule

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EPA’s long-awaited proposal would set aggressive emission reduction targets with many different approaches and timelines to achieve them. On May 11, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its...more

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Fifth Circuit Permits the Use of the Social Cost of Carbon, For Now

The court’s decision allows the Biden administration to further develop the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) but leaves open the possibility of future judicial scrutiny of its implementation. The Fifth Circuit’s ruling allows...more

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