EPA recently issued two new proposals on the road to regulating greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA).  Coming on the heels of ...

Prior posts have noted the battle over the 404 permit for the Coeur d'Alene mine in Alaska, including the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, reversing the 9th Circuit, in allowing the permit to be ...

Under the Bush Administration, in June 2008, EPA's Office of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance had directed all employees to refer any inquiry by the Inspector General's Office and the GA ...

EPA will extend for an additional nine months the existing administrative stay of the so-called “grandfathering” requirement provision for particulate matter less than 2.5 micromet ...

EPA has responded to a petition by the Sierra Club and Ecology Center, pursuant to TSCA, to prohibit the manufacture, processing, and distribution of lead wheel balancing weights. See Create an account or login to post comments. | Comments (0)

As noted in a prior post, a mining company decided to reopen a gold mine in Alaska using a "froth flotation" technique to extract gold; it obtained permission from the Corps of Engin ...

 

 

 

 

 

  Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) was enacted in 1986. The law requires approximately 3,500 facilities (businesses in SI ...

Perfluorinated chemicals are a key processing chemical used in the manufacturing process to make nonstick and stain-resistant materials and microwave popcorn bags. In recent years, it has been found in drinking water supplies around the country. More t ...

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Although EPA's strategic plans for air toxics, sewer overflows, and mineral processing detail environmental benefits and enforcement tools, the Inspector Gen ...