SCOTUS Seeks Views of Solicitor General in Groundwater Cases
On December 3, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States took a rare step in specifying a deadline by which the U.S. Solicitor General…
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Government Climate Change Report Issued — Despite Continued Skepticism, Evidence and Predictions of Significant Potential Damage Seem Difficult To Deny
The federal government, through the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), released the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Volume II, on the Friday following Thanksgiving. (Associated…
Upcoming Election Includes Environmental Issues for Several States
The November 6 election will include environmental ballot initiatives as well as issues dividing candidates and the results should provide an interesting aspect of the…
Comprehensive Study Confirms That Climate Change is Having Substantial Adverse Impacts on National Parks
A recently published report that studied all 417 U.S. National Parks indicates climate change is having a significant and unique impact on many of them.…
Clean Power Plan Rollback Proceeds Despite Reports of Negative Consequences and Questions About the Benefit to Coal Country Economy
The Trump Administration announced a long-awaited proposal to roll back the Obama-era Clean Power Plan late last month. (Chicago Tribune). The action had been promised…
Air Quality Progress While Rolling Back Regulations
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…
ADEM Air Division Adds New Reporting Provision To Emission Test Protocol Guidance
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management's Air Division recently issued a revised version of its long-standing guidance document "Emissions Test Protocol and Test Report Requirements."…
EPA To Assess Health Threat Posed By At Least Some PFAS Substances, But There Are Doubts About Objectivity
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has announced an effort to assess the potential health risks posed by a class of chemicals known as per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Whether by Guidance or Rule, Fundamental Changes Continue at EPA
Through a combination of memoranda and a recently proposed rulemaking, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is moving to affect longstanding and fundamental components of EPA programs.…
EPA Revising Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards For Cars And Light Duty Trucks
EPA Administrator Pruitt announced on Monday that the Agency has completed a midterm evaluation of greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light-duty trucks for…