Environmental Protection Agency
03.4.2019 |
Ronald W. Farley
The Senate narrowly confirmed Andrew Wheeler as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, February 28, 2019, by a vote of 52-47. No Democrats…
08.3.2018 |
Ronald W. Farley
Irony abounds as the new Acting Administrator at EPA last Tuesday announced historic progress under the Clean Air Act even while the Administration works to…
03.1.2017 |
Ronald W. Farley
President Trump has proposed a dramatic cut in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency, the new EPA Administrator has suggested rollbacks in regulations, and there…
12.5.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
A recent article in The New York Times titled: Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coast Real Estate, indicates that rising seas and storm-related flooding…
09.30.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
The EPA's publication of a coal ash rule on April 17, 2015, did little to resolve the debate about the proper management of the material…
07.12.2016 |
William L. Penny
EPA is increasing civil penalties for all statutes it administers that call for the assessment of civil penalties. These increases are not recommendations or proposed…
07.5.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
President Obama signed a major reform of the Nation's chemical safety standards on Wednesday, June 22. The legislation amended the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act,…
06.8.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
Certain regulated entities that operate under Clean Air Act permits are being reminded that those permits do not necessarily cover air emissions associated with the…
03.4.2016 |
Ronald W. Farley
Flint, Michigan's problems with lead in its drinking water have been well documented, and this has prompted reports of similar problems detected in other communities,…
02.15.2016
On February 9, 2016, the United States Supreme Court dealt the Obama administration a setback when it temporarily blocked the Obama administration's efforts to regulate…
