EPA Seeks Comments on Discharges of Pollutants to Groundwater
On February 20, the Environmental Protection Agency published in the Federal Register a request for comments on a longstanding EPA policy regarding the question of…
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Changes Continue in EPA’s Air Program
In late January, EPA issued a guidance memorandum related to major sources under § 112 of the Clean Air Act that will likely reduce participation in…
EPA Regulatory Agenda Shows Continued Retrenching
In mid-December, EPA issued its semi-annual regulatory agenda reflecting rulemaking activities scheduled for 2018 and beyond. The overall announcement is reflected in the EPA press…
Putting an End to the Climate Change Debate — More or Less
President Trump has promised that his Administration will resolve any continuing debate on climate change. On the front line of the effort, the President's EPA…
Reminder of the Impacts of Air Pollution on Public Health
The issue of climate change has become the focus of air emission regulations and prompted deep division in the process. The last Presidential election brought…
Devastation of Puerto Rico’s Power Grid May Offer an Opportunity
Hurricane Maria left the entire island of Puerto Rico without power. About fifty-five percent of the nation's transmission towers were destroyed, but about 90 percent…
Waters of the U.S.: Extension of Public Comment Period to Re-establish Historic Rule and Announcement of Public Meetings for Proposed New Rule
In late August, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced an extension of the public comment period for a proposal to recodify a…
Chemical Safety Rule Delay Challenged in D.C. Circuit
Attorneys General for eleven states filed a challenge in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia seeking to vacate a recently…
Put Aside Global Warming and Consider Evidence That Air Pollution in the U.S. Harms Local Populations
Last Thursday, National Public Radio reported on a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine which offers evidence that air pollution continues to…
Tennessee Urges EPA to Adopt the “Tennessee Plan” to Define WOTUS
The commissioners of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) recently responded to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's…