State Health Departments, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 1.31.25

Allen Matkins on 2/3/2025

The Trump administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause its review of a case involving California’s stricter vehicle emissions and electric vehicle standards. Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris filed the request...more

Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: Food and Water Watch Petition Seeking Inclusion of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/12/2024

Food and Water Watch and dozens of other environmental organizations submitted a November 25th petition to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting that microplastics be included in the Sixth...more

Lead and Copper Rule Revisions/Service Line Inventory: Arkansas Department of Health Reminder Addressing Deadline/Availability of...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/12/2024

The Arkansas Department of Health Engineering Section publication, Arkansas Drinking Water Update (“Update”) (Volume 38, No. 2), published an article titled: Lead and Copper Rule Service Line Inventories (“Article”)....more

City of Albuquerque/Albuquerque Environmental Health Department: Natural Resources Defense Council Submits Title VI Civil Rights...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 6/10/2024

The Natural Resources Defense Council and Los Jardines Institute (collectively, “NRDC”) submitted a May 30th document to EPA styled: Complaint under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Environmental Protection...more

Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces Proposed Rule

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 5/30/2024

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced what it describes as the: Water System Restructuring Assessment Rule (“WSRA”). The WSRA is described as outlining a framework for states, public...more

PFAS Safe Drinking Water Act: National Association of Clean Water Agencies Comments on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 7/28/2023

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) submitted comments on proposed Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) National Primary Drinking Water Standards for six PFAS which include: Perfluorooctanoic acid...more

Consumer Confidence Report Rule/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Proposes Revisions

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 4/5/2023

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on March 28th a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPR”) that would revise the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) Consumer Confidence Report Rule. Consumer...more

Denver Lead Reduction Program Plan/Safe Drinking Water Act: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Approves Variance Request

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/15/2022

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced on December 1st that it has approved Denver Water’s Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”) variance request for a program to reduce lead in drinking water. ...more

Coal-Fired Power Plant/Mine/Common Control: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Challenge to Title V Permit Renewal

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 9/23/2022

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (“Eighth Circuit”) addressed in an August 31st Opinion a challenge to the renewal of a Title V Clean Air Act operating permit for a coal-fired electric generating...more

Title VI Civil Rights Act/Environmental Justice: Earthjustice January 20th Letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 1/26/2022

Earthjustice sent a January 20th letter to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) alleging violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and...more

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