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3/23/2017

POTUS Orders EPA to Unplug Clean Power Plan

The President of the United States will soon take executive action calling for US EPA to rescind and revise major Clean Air Act regulations designed to reduce carbon emissions from power plants the New York Times reports.

3/21/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/21

A marina and tennis club, a hydroponics shop, and a highway construction project will pay US EPA for alleged violations of environmental law and regulations like the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and more.

3/13/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 3/14

For the second time in six months, EPA in January raised its fines for noncompliance with major environmental programs. We hope that providing information about EPA enforcement cases will help you identify and fix noncompliance issues that could leave your company facing costly penalties and future liability.

3/13/2017

Know Your EPA Water Rules: Sole Source Aquifers

The Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986 (SDWA) required the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish criteria through which an aquifer may be declared a critical aquifer protection area. These aquifers are colloquially referred to as “sole source aquifers.” These are, essentially, aquifers that are the only drinking water supply for the population of a region.

3/6/2017

Army and EPA to Review Waters of the US Rule

In response to the Presidential directive issued last month, the US EPA and the Army announced today their intention to review and rescind or revise the 2015 Waters of the United States Rule.

3/1/2017

POTUS Orders Review of WOTUS Rule

Yesterday the President signed an executive order to require the new Administrator of the EPA to review the Final Rule “Definition of Waters of the United States,” or “WOTUS Rule.”

2/28/2017

2 EPA Rules to Watch in 2017

Now that a new Administrator has been sworn in to head the US Environmental Protection Agency, EHS managers are waiting to see how new leadership will impact the air, water, and chemical regulations they deal with every day.

2/14/2017

How Does EPA Define a Regulated Substance?

Words don’t always mean what we think they mean. For instance, while the term “regulated substance” is used several times throughout the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) regulations, each program in which it’s used defines the term differently.

2/3/2017

EPA Enforcement Roundup: Week of 2/7

Every day, facilities across the US receive Notices of Violation from US EPA for alleged noncompliance with a wide variety of programs like the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, chemical management and reporting regulations

1/26/2017

Regulatory Freeze Puts EPA and DOT Rules on Ice Until March 21

In response to an Executive Memorandum issued on January 20 that ordered the heads of Federal agencies to delay the effective date of any new regulations for 60 days, US EPA today published a list of regulations subject to the “regulatory freeze.

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