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President Biden's “Durable” WOTUS Rule temporarily blocked in Ohio.
By Nat Morse On April 13, 2023

President Biden's “Durable” WOTUS Rule temporarily blocked in Ohio.

In response to a request for preliminary injunction filed by the attorneys general of 24 states (including Ohio), a federal judge...


Tags: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, waters of the United States, USEPA,

By Brooke Zentmeyer On March 14, 2023

USEPA Announced Today That It Will Propose PFAS Drinking Water Limits with a 4 Parts Per Trillion Maximum for PFOS and PFOA

Kristin Watt contributed to this post.


Tags: Environmental, Safe Drinking Water, PFAS, USEPA

EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers release a new “Waters of the US” rule (again) for the last time (….maybe).
By Nat Morse On January 31, 2023

EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers release a new “Waters of the US” rule (again) for the last time (….maybe).

 


Tags: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, USEPA, USACE

By Ryan Elliott On December 15, 2022

USEPA Approves 2021 ASTM Standard for Phase I ESAs

On December 15, 2022, USEPA issued a final rule amending the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule (“AAI” Rule) to include ASTM...


Tags: Environmental, CERCLA, PFAS, USEPA

By Brooke Zentmeyer On December 7, 2022

Proposed PFAS Reporting Rules: USEPA Seeking One-Time Lookback Under TSCA and to Eliminate Loophole for TRI

Kristin Watt contributed to this post.


Tags: Environmental, TSCA, PFAS, TRI,

By Ryan Elliott On November 30, 2022

EPA Adds 12 Chemicals to Toxic Release Inventory

On November 30, 2022, U.S.EPA finalized a rule adding 12 chemicals to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). The 12 chemicals are as...


Tags: Toxic Release Inventory, Environment, USEPA, Industrial

By Ryan Elliott On December 11, 2018

USEPA and Army Corps Propose New WOTUS Rule

On December 11, 2018, USEPA and the Army Corps of Engineers proposed a new rule defining "water of the United States" (WOTUS)...


Tags: WOTUS, Clean Water Act, Army Corps, Energy,

By Ilya Batikov On November 23, 2015

Obama Administration Seeks Increased Regulation of Oil and Gas Industry

In 2016, the Obama administration plans to increase regulations over the oil and gas industry, according to an article by Law360....


Tags: Oil and Gas, Energy, USEPA

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