EPA and the Army Corps Announce a Proposed Rule to Clarify Wetlands and Tributary Jurisdiction
In a news release dated March 25th 2014, EPA and the Army Corps outlined a new proposed joint rule to clarify the scope and definition…
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EPA, Army Corps of Engineers Propose Rule Clarifying Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
On March 25, the US Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a proposed rule to clarify Clean Water Act jurisdiction over…
Coal Ash Update
We have periodically updated the status of EPA's long-running effort to decide whether and how to regulate coal ash generated primarily from electric power generation.…
EPA Finalizes Regulatory Agenda, But House Moving to Curb the Agency
On January 7, federal agencies, including EPA, published in the Federal Register the Agency's proposed regulatory agendas for 2014. EPA's agenda was generally consistent with…
Seventh Circuit Highlights Challenges To Class Certification In Environmental Litigation
Property owners in the town of Roxana, Illinois, a small village on the Mississippi River across from St. Louis, filed suit against Shell Oil Company…
EPA Announces Regional Administrator for Region 4 Office in Atlanta
On January 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that Heather McTeer Toney has been appointed by President Obama as regional administrator for EPA's regional…
EPA Adds an Additional ASTM International Standard to “All Appropriate Inquiry” for Environmental Assessments
As stated in the Federal Register, effective December 30, 2013, the "All Appropriate Inquiry Rule," found at 40 CFR Part 312.11 was amended to add…
EPA Issues Carbon Capture and Injection Regulations
In mid-December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued final rules that the Agency said are intended to facilitate the management of carbon dioxide gas that…
Regulatory Utility Commissioners Seek Role in Development of EPA Climate Rules
In June, President Obama directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to propose standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions ("GHG") from existing power plants. The requirements would…
Georgia DNR Board Postpones Vote on CAFO Rules Changes
On November 18, the Board of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources postponed a vote scheduled for December 3 on rules changes that, if approved,…