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Farella Braun + Martel LLP

EPA Announces Interim Rule Further Delaying TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting by Nine Months

On May 12, 2025, EPA announced that it will publish an interim rule further delaying by nine months the one-time reporting required under TSCA section 8(a)(7) for entities manufacturing or importing PFAS at any time between...more

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Environmental Update: Regulatory Notes – April 2025

April has proven a busy month for environmental issues when it comes to the regulatory arena. Below are just a few of the notable developments:...more

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Presidential Memo Directs Immediate Repeal of Regulations Without Public Notice and Comment

Continuing with the Trump administration’s deregulatory agenda, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum on April 9 titled Directing the Appeal of Unlawful Regulations. It instructs executive agencies to repeal...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Executive Order Seeks to Sunset Key Energy Regulations

President Trump signed on April 9, 2025 an executive order titled Zero-Based Regulatory Budgeting to Unleash American Energy that seeks to deregulate the energy industry by directing various governmental agencies–the...more

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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

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EPA Announces Deregulatory Initiative to "Power the Great American Comeback"

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that EPA will undertake 31 distinct actions in an effort to advance President Donald Trump's Day One executive orders (EOs) to...more

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EPA Will Review 2024 Rule Amending the TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule

On March 10, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its intent to reconsider the May 3, 2024, rule amending the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances...more

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RCRA Rules Face Hazardous Times

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In an executive order issued February 19, 2025, President Donald Trump instructed federal agency heads to “initiate a process to review all regulations subject to their sole or joint jurisdiction” for purposes of “rescinding...more

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Two Tools for Trump To Dismantle Biden-Era Rules: the Regulatory Freeze and the Congressional Review Act

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President Donald Trump has issued a presidential memorandum, which has the effect of an Executive Order, titled “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review“ (the Regulatory Freeze). This Regulatory Freeze puts a hold on new agency...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Applying Environmental Justice to the Regulated Community: What to Expect and How to Plan Accordingly

Though environmental justice (EJ) has been a cornerstone of the Biden Administration, it lacks federal enforcement laws. Executive orders and responses from federal agencies have shaped U.S. enforcement of EJ issues....more

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Environmental Notes - April 2023

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EPA’s Big Plans for 2023: Top Air Rulemakings We Are Watching - An environmental lawyer walks into a cocktail party. An often-asked question is: What is happening at EPA in your world? What should we be watching that...more

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White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Announces Results of Its Preliminary Study on Broadening Public...

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Regulations matter. Federal executive action is supposed to be rooted in statutes, established through regulatory processes generally tied to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), and — at least conceptually — rooted in the...more

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EPA Releases Environmental Justice Equity Action Plan

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Environmental justice has been at the forefront of the Biden Administration’s priorities for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Perhaps illustrative of the importance of the issue, President Biden issued E.O....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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Biden’s Science and Environmental Justice Orders Foretell a New Era of Rulemaking and Enforcement That Go Beyond Climate

Last week’s “Climate Day” actions grabbed headlines primarily for how they respond to climate risk through increased federal coordination. Equally important may be the actions the Biden administration took that day to combat...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOE to Review Appliance and Building Energy Efficiency Regulations

Shortly after inauguration, President Joseph R. Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled “Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis.” This sweeping Executive Order...more

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Environmental Law outlook under a Biden Administration

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The Biden administration, now set to take office in January 2021, will face unprecedented challenges. These challenges, including the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump’s legal challenges to the election results, the call...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 Revises Controversial RMP Regulations

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EPA recently issued a final rule containing much-debated revisions to the Clean Air Act 112(r) Risk Management Program (“RMP”). The rule rescinds or modifies a substantial number of existing requirements, including...more

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Environmental Notes - February 2020

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It’s well-known that the Trump administration has sought policies of deregulation over the past several years. The administration places emphasis on proper enforcement of existing rules and regulations as a means of achieving...more

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Implementation of White House Executive Orders Addressing Guidance: EPA forms Workgroups

The White House recently issued two Executive Orders (“EOs”) focusing on the use of guidance by federal agencies in the context of informing enforcement actions and restricting the use and issuance of new guidance. (See...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Client Alert: The First Six Months of the Trump Administration: Will Trump Successfully Deregulate U.S. EPA?

During the campaign, Donald Trump made clear one priority would be deregulating federal agencies should he win the presidency. In particular, Candidate Trump stated U.S. EPA was at the top of his list for deregulation. In...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Navigating WOTUS: A Change in Course for “Waters of the United States” 

This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) issued the first of its two-step proposal to revisit the controversial Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule finalized...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Environmental and Energy Policy Round-Up: Status of Regulations and Key Decisions under the New Administration

There has been much discussion lately regarding the new Administration’s efforts to review and possibly “roll-back” several environmental and energy-related regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the...more

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President Signs Executive Order Directing EPA and Army to Review and “Rescind or Revise” Clean Water Rule

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Joel Beauvais and Claudia O’Brien have authored an article entitled “Re-Evaluating the Clean Water Rule: The Long Road Ahead.” President Donald Trump, on February 28, signed an executive order (EO) directing the U.S....more

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