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EPA Restores Viability of RFS Small Refinery Exemption, Signals New Policy Approach Moving Forward

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On August 22, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced decisions on 175 small refinery exemption (“SRE”) petitions stretching back over the last four years. EPA’s scorecard reads that 63 petitions were...more

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Federal Action to Fuel Data Center Boom

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On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump signed three Executive Orders1 aiming to push data centers’ development in the United States. This move marks a significant shift in policy as it introduces a comprehensive framework...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Environmental Auditing and Penalty Mitigation under the Trump Administration

For companies that are subject to environmental regulation, the Trump Administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA” or ​“the Agency”) Audit Policy presents an opportunity to reduce enforcement risks while...more

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Ethanol for America Act: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Introduced Addressing E15/Underground Storage Tank...

The United States House of Representatives’ Adrian Smith (Nebraska) and Nikki Budzinski (Illinois) introduced legislation titled: Ethanol for America Act (“Ethanol Act”)....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

GAO WatchBlog Item Looks at Earlier Report on EPA’s New Chemicals Program

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) announced on August 14, 2025, a WatchBlog item entitled “EPA’s New Chemicals Program Could Improve Safety If Better Managed” that examines GAO’s January 2025 report on the U.S....more

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EPA Proposes Rollback of Climate and Power Plant Regulations

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a regulatory rollback campaign implementing President Trump’s energy and deregulatory agenda. These proposed actions represent a fundamental shift toward policies...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later: Risk Management Session

On June 25, 2025, B&C, along with the Environmental Law Institute and the George Washington University Milken Institute of Public Health, sponsored an all-day virtual conference, TSCA Reform — Nine Years Later. The conference...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Accelerates Review of LVEs

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 11, 2025, the results of process improvements to accelerate the review of Low Volume Exemptions (LVE) in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals...more

Wenning Environmental

PFAS, I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

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PFAS are a chemically diverse family of over 10,000 synthetic fluorinated compounds, all containing at least one carbon-fluorine (C–F) bond. This makes them highly persistent and earns them the nickname "forever chemicals."...more

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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Stakeholder Feedback Solicitation/Elimination of Regulatory Burdens: Energy...

The Energy Marketers Association of America (formerly PMAA, “EMA”) submitted July 29th comments to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) in response to its stakeholder feedback solicitation on...more

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What is Trump Doing With PFAS?

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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are the contaminant of concern across the water industry. The Biden Administration was active in its approach to PFAS regulation, announcing drinking water maximum contaminant...more

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Superfund Remedies Good Enough for Now, Not Forever

Several weeks ago, Seth Jaffe posted a piece on this blog about the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act. I disagree with him. If you want to reduce the overall cost to the economy of the...more

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President Trump Signs Three Executive Orders Relating to Artificial Intelligence

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On July 23, 2025, just hours after releasing the AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at accelerating data center construction, expanding the global reach of U.S. AI technology and...more

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New EPA Positions Reflected in Sweeping Rollback of Greenhouse Gas Regulation

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The Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed a rule that would rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, citing a new interpretation of the relevant section in the Clean Air Act ("CAA"), a lack of clear congressional...more

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EPA Moves to Rescind 2009 Endangerment Finding

On July 29, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally proposed to revoke its 2009 “Endangerment Finding,” in which the EPA declared that greenhouse gases contribute to air pollution and endanger public health. This...more

Hogan Lovells

New NEPA

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There have been more changes to the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) and its implementing regulations in the past nine months than perhaps at any point since NEPA was signed into law by President Nixon on January 1,...more

Williams Mullen

EPA Issues New Criminal Prosecution Referral Policy Amid Overcriminalization Debate

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On May 9, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order No. 14294, “Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations” (EO) with the asserted aim of easing the regulatory burden on "everyday" citizens. ...more

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EPA Proposes Repeal of 2009 Endangerment Finding Impacting Greenhouse Gas Regulations

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On July 29, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding....more

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Everything Old is New Again: Actual Emissions are No Longer Enforceable Under NSR Permitting

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EPA is withdrawing the proposed rule titled ‘‘Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Nonattainment New Source Review (NNSR): Regulations Related to Project Emissions Accounting’’ published in the Federal Register...more

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Is the Once in, Always in Policy Finally Dead?

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EPA’s controversial “Once in, always in, Rule” (Once in Rule) was recently rescinded under the Congressional Review Act, a statute which gives Congress the authority to overturn agency rules if such action is taken within...more

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Trump Administration Issues Executive Order to Streamline Data Center Development

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On July 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the "EO") that directs federal agencies to streamline permitting reviews, provide financial support, and utilize federal land for the expeditious development of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EPA Introduces Rule To Repeal Endangerment Finding

On Tuesday July 29, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced a proposed rule to repeal its 2009 finding that greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions from new motor vehicles contribute to pollution and endanger...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 8.1.25

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 29 proposed to repeal its landmark finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger public health. The EPA’s so-called endangerment finding, issued in 2009, is a formal...more

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Pulling the Critical Block: EPA’s Repeal of the Endangerment Finding Could Topple Climate Rules

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On Tuesday, EPA proposed to repeal its 2009 Endangerment Finding (Repeal Proposal). That’s a big deal, with expansive implications. The 2009 Endangerment Finding determined six greenhouse gases (GHG) are air pollutants that...more

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Does EtO’s Recent Regulatory Battle Victory Mean It Will Win the War?

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Following years of heightened concern about the dangers of exposure to ethylene oxide (EtO), increased regulatory oversight, and a steady hum of litigation, in 2025 it seems like things might be changing for the beleaguered...more

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