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3/31/2016
Industry Sounds-off on EPA’s Proposed Clean Air Act RMP Changes
US EPA this week held a public hearing on its proposed changes to the Clean Air Act Risk Management Program (RMP) requirements. At the hearing, interested parties presented data, views, and/or arguments about the major changes EPA has proposed for these Clean Air Act emergency preparedness rules.
2/29/2016
EPA Proposes Changes to Chemical Risk Management Program (RMP)
US EPA has proposed revisions to its Risk Management Program (RMP) for facilities that manufacture, use, or store certain thresholds of hazardous chemicals. RMP came into being with the passage of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, which required US EPA (and OSHA) to develop regulations and guidance for preventing large-scale chemical accidents. OSHA, for its part, created its Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, which are similar—but not quite identical—to EPA’s RMP rules.
2/22/2016
New Report Details 25 Years of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions
On February 22, US EPA announced the release of a public draft inventory report of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2014.Greenhouses gases are one of the major focuses of US EPA’s enforcement of the Clean Air Act. EPA requires industrial facilities that emit specific pollutants to report through the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, or GHGRP.
2/10/2016
Supreme Court Stays EPA's Clean Power Plan
In response to appeals from both states and industry advocates, the US Supreme Court yesterday issued a stay on EPA’s Clean Power Plan in a 5–4 decision. This is the latest hurdle for the long-delayed implementation of new air quality standards for carbon dioxide (CO2) from electricity generators. A “stay” in this case means the US EPA is prevented from implementing or enforcing its Clean Power Plan, pending the outcome of litigation that challenges the Rule’s legality.
2/9/2016
Petroleum Refinery MACT Standards Revisions Proposed
In the Federal Register today, US EPA proposed a new rule to amend Clean Air Act requirements for the petroleum refinery sector.
2/9/2016
Managing Non-point Source Water Pollution
Section 319 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) establishes a national program to control non-point sources of water pollution. This program requires states to develop non-point source assessment reports and to implement non-point source management programs under Federal supervision and financial support...
2/4/2016
EPA Proposes Greenhouse Gas Reporting Changes for Oil and Gas Industry
In the Federal Register on January 29, 2016, US EPA proposed a rule to revise the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) requirements and confidentiality determinations for the petroleum and natural gas systems source category.
2/4/2016
Stormwater Violations Cost Manufacturer $145,000
A Fairbury, NE manufacturing facility will pay $145,000 to resolve alleged violations of the US EPA’s Clean Water Act, according to a press release from EPA Region 7. The violations stem from stormwater discharge of cadmium, cooper, lead, nickel, and zinc in excess of permit limits.
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