• Through RCRA, Congress directed EPA to issue regulations for the management of hazardous waste. (wikipedia.org)
  • Under EPA regulations, "characteristic hazardous wastes" are defined as wastes that exhibit the following characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity. (wikipedia.org)
  • Development and implementation of these regulations with appropriate flexibility to accommodate regional risk variations will promote new developments in water quality analysis, water treatment, and related technologies. (asce.org)
  • EPA water quality regulations must conform to certain basic principles to be effective but recognize that characteristics and quality of drinking water sources vary greatly by region. (asce.org)
  • EPA encouraged the states to adopt their own CCR regulations and permit programs, but because there was no mechanism for EPA to approve state regulations, generators could not be sure that compliance with state permits and regulations would be sufficient to document compliance with federal regulations. (klgates.com)
  • In 2004, the EPA found all aircraft PWSs to be out of compliance with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. (dietdetective.com)
  • 3. In § 52.1167, Table 52.1167 is amended by adding a new entry to the existing state citation for 310 CMR 7.36 to read as follows: ■ § 52.1167 EPA-approved Massachusetts State regulations. (justia.com)
  • Docket: Generally, documents in the docket for this action are available electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105-3901. (justia.com)
  • SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (Department) proposes to revise regulations governing the process for pursuing administrative review of actions by Indian Affairs officials. (narf.org)
  • For example, in one air pollution regulation, companies now take time-stamped photos to show their compliance with regulations and send them immediately to EPA, lessening the need for on-site inspections. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • So far, eight EPA regulations and about 50 enforcement settlements have incorporated Next Generation approaches. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • The following document contains the EPA approved rules and regulations for the Mendocino County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) portion of the California State Implementation Plan (SIP). (epa.gov)
  • Michigan led a coalition of states and industry groups in arguing that the EPA did not properly consider the costs of compliance for the MATS regulations when crafting the rules. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • According to reports, in February 11 hearing before a House sub-committee, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, who played a major role in the CO2 regulations, said the stay was "a pause in terms of the implementation and enforcement of the Clean Power Plan. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • It requires the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of color and low-income communities in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. (greatlakes.org)
  • Agencies should apply "limiting principles" to the duration of investigations by creating regulations that will require an investigation to end with either a staff recommendation to commence an enforcement action or by closing the investigation within a defined time period. (bdlaw.com)
  • Kennedy found that the groups failed to prove existence of a "certainly impending" harm, as a judgment for the plaintiffs wouldn't immediately prompt the creation of the regulations the trade groups fear, but would merely initiate an EPA study to determine whether the emissions constitute a public danger. (courthousenews.com)
  • Hazel regularly conducts audits and defends companies subject to government agency investigations and enforcement regarding alleged violations of environmental regulations. (gtlaw.com)
  • Local authorities must provide more resources to increase air enforcement activities and implement the new solid fuel regulations. (nova.ie)
  • In a draft policy document issued as recently as November 4th, 2019, the EPA has proposed regulations against allowing unlined impoundments to continue receiving coal ash unless they leak, and also classifying "clay-lined" impoundments as lined, thereby allowing such units to operate indefinitely. (firmographs.com)
  • The OIG also noted the critical role these agencies perform in supporting EPA's implementation and enforcement of the Act. (asdwa.org)
  • This report provides further impetus to the EPA's goal of improved state program oversight as outlined in their Drinking Water Action Plan . (asdwa.org)
  • The FA Guidance encourages case teams to include financial assurance requirements in settlement agreements and administrative orders based on EPA's " Cleanup Enforcement Model Language and Sample Documents ," which includes samples of financial assurance mechanisms, including financial test documents, a corporate guarantee, a letter of credit, a payment bond, a performance bond, and a trust agreement. (omm.com)
  • The FA Guidance follows EPA's issuance of a revised " Model Remedial Design/Remedial Action Consent Decree and Statement of Work " in September 2014 for PRPs performing remedies under CERCLA, including a section on posting of financial assurance against the estimated remedy cost. (omm.com)
  • ELPC reviewed and analyzed publicly-available national EPA data, as well as enforcement data for EPA's Region 7 office, which oversees four states - Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska - and nine Tribal nations. (elpc.org)
  • Adjusting for inflation, federal appropriations for EPA's enforcement activities and staff levels have been declining since 2012, but during the Obama administration, EPA sometimes spent more than its allocated budget. (elpc.org)
  • One state found that when they moved to all electronic reporting in their water programs, the rate of noncompliance dropped precipitously because the companies knew that we knew what they were doing in real time," said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator in EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • Community Science: Integrate participatory (community) science into EPA's research and program implementation. (williamsmullen.com)
  • EPA's press release calls out a recent letter it sent to Pennsylvania that specifically points to legislative actions that must occur for the state to meet clean water goals, like a dedicated state agriculture cost share program or requirements for stream buffers or fencing to keep animals from accessing streams. (pennfuture.org)
  • Enforcement Process Overview , a 2-day course, provides an overview of the EPA's Superfund enforcement process for OSCs and RPMs. (trainex.org)
  • Understand the EPA's fundamental principles and policies related to enforcement, the four types of potentially responsible parties (PRP), common defenses against liability and other enforcement policies. (trainex.org)
  • The course examines and applies EPA's cost recovery strategy and discretionary enforcement policies, as well as the roles of administrative and judicial law in the enforcement process. (trainex.org)
  • EPA says it is committed to developing an implementation plan - by March 2019 - that includes performance metrics for monitoring progress and demonstrating accountability for EPA activities identified in the Lead Action Plan. (jjkeller.com)
  • This planning process was broken up into three phases, and states entered the final phase, or Phase 3, in 2019 when Pennsylvania's final Watershed Implementation Plan was submitted to EPA. (pennfuture.org)
  • On November 19, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") awarded five grants totaling nearly $3.6 million to organizations dedicated to clean-up and restoration activities across Lake Erie. (iit.edu)
  • EPA announces grants to advance clean-ups in Ohio's Lake Erie Watershed and Areas of Concern , USEPA (Nov. 19, 2019) https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-announces-grants-advance-clean-ups-ohios-lake-erie-watershed-and-areas-concern (last visited Nov. 22, 2019). (iit.edu)
  • [6] Laura Johnston, U.S. EPA announces $3.6 million in Lake Erie grants , Cleveland.com (Nov. 19, 2019) https://www.cleveland.com/news/2019/11/us-epa-announces-3-million-in-lake-erie-grants.html (last visited Nov. 22, 2019). (iit.edu)
  • By the end of fiscal year 2019, the EPA announced that it was discontinuing Keeping Raw Sewage and Contaminated Stormwater Out of Our Nation's Waters NCI at the end of the year, as the agency believed the NCI no longer presented a significant opportunities to correct water quality impairment nationwide. (paintsquare.com)
  • In August 2019 , PaintSquare Daily News reported that the EPA proposed a rule for the CWA, seeking to "increase the transparency and efficiency of the 401 certification process and to promote the timely review of infrastructure projects while continuing to ensure that Americans have clean water for drinking and recreation" at the Council of Manufacturing Associations Summer Leadership Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. (paintsquare.com)
  • On June 26, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) announced via e-mail to its EJ ListServ the third update to its environmental justice (EJ) mapping and screening tool, EJSCREEN. (sidley.com)
  • On June 13, 2023, the Biden administration released the 2023 Spring Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda). (sidley.com)
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final rule on Dec. 2, 2023, to sharply reduce emissions of methane and other air pollution from oil and natural gas operations. (jdsupra.com)
  • On November 20, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued Draft Guidance, again attempting to interpret the Supreme Court decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund and describe in practical terms. (jdsupra.com)
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced proposed updates to the Safer Choice Standard on November 13, 2023. (jdsupra.com)
  • On October 26, 2023, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) published a report with recommendations for linking climate-related actions taken by non-state actors (NSAs) to the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) established by. (jdsupra.com)
  • EPA authorizes states to implement the RCRA hazardous waste program. (wikipedia.org)
  • In recent years, our work has identified the absence of robust oversight by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of states, territories and tribes authorized to implement environmental programs under several statutes. (asdwa.org)
  • The IG noted that EPA programs implement a variety of formal and informal oversight processes that are not always consistent across EPA regions and the states, territories and tribes. (asdwa.org)
  • The U.S. EPA has mandated that every Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO) community develop and implement a Long Term Control Plan in order to significantly reduce discharge into the nation's water ways. (aurora-il.org)
  • No. Failure to implement the plan will result in State or Federal enforcement actions, civil penalties, and or criminal sanctions. (aurora-il.org)
  • Community Aid & Projects: Build the capacity of underserved communities to provide their experience to EPA and implement community-led projects. (williamsmullen.com)
  • Phase 2 is expected to build upon Phase 1 and implement broader changes to CEQ's NEPA implementation rules in accordance with President Joe Biden's January 20, 2021, Executive Order 13990 directing agencies to consider climate change and environmental justice issues in NEPA-required project reviews. (sidley.com)
  • These programs include a plan by the Ohio EPA and OLEC to reduce phosphorus runoff and to protect and restore streams and wetlands by working with farmers as well as a grant to develop and implement the Lakewide Action Management Plans for Lake Erie and Remedial Action Plans for Lake Erie areas of concern. (iit.edu)
  • EPA eventually issued the CCR Rule pursuant to its authority under the solid waste provisions of Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C 6901 et seq. (klgates.com)
  • The EPA is set to finalize its "Clean Power Plan", or Climate Rule, in the next few months. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • State resistance is the best chance to either delay or force the rule to be withdrawn -The EPA does not have the resources to administer federal plans for several states. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • Instead, if enough states do not submit plans, the EPA will be forced to reconsider their emission targets and possibly withdraw the rule. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • Throwing all appearance of cooperative federalism out the window, the EPA made this point clear several times in its notes associated with the proposed rule. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • In those actions, the Postal Service or any interested party is free to request discovery.18 Therefore, the Commission disagrees with the Postal Service's comments that it needs to create a separate procedure specific to compliance issues for mail preparation changes and submits that the final rule provides a more effective way of ensuring the Postal Service complies with the price cap rules for mail preparation changes. (justia.com)
  • In 2016, the EPA implemented the " Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR)", which made revisions in maximum contaminant levels and treatment technique requirements. (dietdetective.com)
  • ACTION: Direct final rule. (justia.com)
  • 2014 14:14 Dec 07, 2015 Jkt 238001 This rule is effective on February 8, 2016 without further notice, unless the EPA receives adverse comments by January 7, 2016. (justia.com)
  • On December 21, 2011, the EPA issued a rule called Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • Agencies should consider applying "the rule of lenity" to administrative investigations, enforcement actions, and adjudication. (bdlaw.com)
  • B&D is one of the only-if not the only-firms that has successfully challenged a major EPA rulemaking regarding Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) under the SDWA, and we have participated in rulemakings on some of the most significant MCLs, such as the Lead and Copper Rule. (bdlaw.com)
  • OMB review is a necessary prerequisite before CEQ can publish any new rule in the Federal Register and follows release of Phase 1 of CEQ's implementing rules last April, which the administration described as restoring pre-2020 requirements for agencies to assess direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of proposed actions under NEPA. (sidley.com)
  • In April, the Navigable Waters Protection Rule was published and is reported by the EPA to regulate, "traditional navigable waters and the core tributary systems that provide perennial or intermittent flow into them. (paintsquare.com)
  • In the health, safety, and environmental area, negotiated rulemaking, implementation, and compliance are proposed by their advocates as delivering two primary benefits: reduced rulemaking time and decreased litigation over a final agency rule. (cdc.gov)
  • As former EPA General Counsel Roger Martella has noted in legal analyses , this extends beyond "core compliance responsibilities of State air regulators and utility commissions" and includes "details as minor as emissions monitoring and verifications systems. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • Using a very broad concept of executive powers, he and selected agencies, namely the EPA, issued orders to various states and companies to take steps to reduce CO2 emissions. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • The EPA has been extremely imaginative in its statistical techniques to claim that emissions of mercury from coal-fired plants are a threat to human health. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • This background sets the stage for what may have been a shocking opinion to the Administration for the Supreme Court to "stay" the executive orders, mainly from the EPA, to limit CO2 emissions through what the Administration calls its Clean Power Plan, pending judicial review. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • The Air Transport Association of America, the National Business Aviation Association, the Aerospace Industries Association of America and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association filed motions to intervene in the action, claiming they had standing because the regulation of aircraft emissions would have sweeping, adverse economic consequences on their businesses. (courthousenews.com)
  • that the implementation and enforcement of new emissions standards - and thus, the economic consequences thereof - are too hypothetical and too far removed from a judgment of this Court to constitute a 'certainly impending,' causally connected injury for standing purposes. (courthousenews.com)
  • Urgent action is needed if we are going to tackle the hidden blight of ammonia emissions. (eponline.com)
  • LNT ), has reached a settlement agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Sierra Club to continue to build on its long history of environmental stewardship, which includes a decrease in nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by more than 50% over the last ten years and a reduction of mercury emissions by about 30% over the last three years. (prnewswire.com)
  • The City was granted leave to intervene and a motion for determination of the class action questions was filed. (justia.com)
  • The aviation trade groups couldn't intervene in the action unless they proved that they face a "certainly impending" - not "hypothetical" - economic harm by a potential judgment in the plaintiffs' favor. (courthousenews.com)
  • Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut has joined a coalition of 25 states, cities and counties in filing a motion to intervene to defend the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Clean Power Plan against legal challenges. (ct.gov)
  • The FA Guidance includes model language for use by EPA Regions when drafting Superfund settlements and unilateral administrative orders and reflects the first effort at implementation of financial assurance requirements under CERCLA since its enactment. (omm.com)
  • On May 5, 2022, DOJ announced a series of actions to secure environmental justice by launching a new Office of Environmental Justice within the Justice Department, publishing a "Comprehensive Environmental Justice Enforcement Strategy" Memorandum prioritizing enforcement for "polluters" affecting "overburdened and underserved communities," and reinstating the use of SEPs in DOJ settlements. (williamsmullen.com)
  • We arrange settlements of enforcement actions, negotiate remedies, challenge and comment on proposed rules, and represent our clients' interests and industry groups when policies are being set. (morganlewis.com)
  • Subtitle C authorizes EPA to use broad regulating powers including federally enforceable requirements, a federal permit program, minimum standards for state programs, and authority to delegate permitting authority to the states. (klgates.com)
  • The statute authorizes EPA to adopt minimum standards for state permit programs, to approve state programs as being consistent with federal standards and to withdraw approval should the state not comply with the federal approach. (klgates.com)
  • The Frontlines Climate Justice Executive Action Platform speaks to this opportunity by identifying regulatory rulemakings and other executive actions to advance an equitable climate agenda from day one. (demos.org)
  • In each of these areas, the platform presents a policy outline of possible rulemakings, executive orders, or other presidential actions that, taken together, aim to put frontline needs and priorities at the center of climate policy, including empowering grassroots stakeholders to be decision-makers in the process. (demos.org)
  • She has experience across all environmental media (air, water, and waste) and has particular experience in air-related issues, having defended Clean Air Act enforcement actions and citizen suits, developed plans for compliance with Regional Haze obligations, and drafted comments on over fifty EPA rulemakings under the Clean Air Act. (bakerbotts.com)
  • We have experience with emerging contaminants-such as PFAS and microplastics-in groundwater and drinking water, including tracking the development of state and federal drinking water standards and action plans, drafting comments on rulemakings, and representing companies in rulemaking challenges. (bdlaw.com)
  • 110 additional waste enforcement staff were appointed to local authority enforcement teams and they received targeted guidance and training from the OEE, via the National Enforcement Network. (castlebar.ie)
  • For the full EPA public comment policy and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html. (justia.com)
  • The EPA s Office of Environmental Enforcement (OEE) today published its report on The Nature and Extent of Unauthorised Waste Activity in Ireland . (castlebar.ie)
  • As a result of increased enforcement and new legislation, the nature of illegal waste activity is changing and requires an increasingly sophisticated enforcement response , said Dara Lynott, EPA Director, Office of Environmental Enforcement. (castlebar.ie)
  • As the Trump EPA pulls back from environmental enforcement at the national level, it's even more important for EPA Region 7 and other regional offices to fulfill their responsibilities for very effective Clean Water Act implementation and enforcement," said Howard Learner, ELPC's Executive Director . (elpc.org)
  • J. J. Keller's Environmental Alert: The Compliance Guide for Safety Professionals helps you stay on top of the latest environmental enforcement issues. (jjkeller.com)
  • The WIIN Act seeks to address these issues by giving EPA more typical regulatory powers with respect to the CCR Rules and specifically authorizing EPA to establish a process to approve state permit programs. (klgates.com)
  • Susan Hearne Richardson concentrates her practice in the area of environmental law, including regulatory and compliance counseling, due diligence for real estate and corporate transactions, permitting, enforcement and hazardous site remediation. (kilpatricktownsend.com)
  • Among the most important to watch will be how EPA requires states and local environmental regulatory authorities to review "cumulative impacts" and to put in place extensive environmental justice considerations in state and local permitting and enforcement programs. (williamsmullen.com)
  • The Agenda lists federal agencies' planned "short-term" regulatory actions to be taken over the next 12 months and "long-term" actions under development. (sidley.com)
  • Lisa Burchi's work involves Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) regulatory and enforcement matters. (lawbc.com)
  • Second, there is what we call negotiated implementation , where negotiation is used to determine how a regulatory standard, once set, is to be applied to a particular firm (or other member of the regulated community). (cdc.gov)
  • At every step of the enforcement process from case initiations to fines and fees for violations, we are seeing less action to protect public health and Midwest waterways. (elpc.org)
  • It should be well settled that, as the plaintiff in an enforcement case, the government bears the burden of proving alleged violations, but in some instances, the agency investigation can require extensive and burdensome responses from the regulated entity. (bdlaw.com)
  • Reduced multimillion-dollar penalties in Regional Water Quality Control Board administrative enforcement actions targeting private companies and developers for alleged violations of Waste Discharge Requirements. (gtlaw.com)
  • Reduced hundreds of thousands of dollars in potential penalties for asbestos-related violations in enforcement actions by the Air Pollution Control District (APCD). (gtlaw.com)
  • Defended electronics recycling company in enforcement action by the Department of Toxic Substances Control regarding alleged violations of California Hazardous Waste laws. (gtlaw.com)
  • Represented natural gas and electricity provider involved in joint investigation by various California District Attorneys for alleged violations of California's Unfair Competition Law, resulting in no enforcement and zero penalties. (gtlaw.com)
  • Represented after-market vehicle parts manufacturers and dealers in enforcement action by the United States Department of Justice and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. (gtlaw.com)
  • Represented companies in responding to opportunities to show cause regarding alleged violations under TSCA and FIFRA, resulting in no enforcement action or significantly reduced penalties. (lawbc.com)
  • The lack of a permit program and process make it difficult for electricity generators to demonstrate compliance and the lack of federal approval of state programs could leave generators open to enforcement actions by citizen suits for noncompliance with the federal rules, even if they were in compliance with the state programs. (klgates.com)
  • The United States has codified that value by enacting administrative and environmental laws such as the Administrative Procedure Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, and provisions in other environmental laws that allow citizens both to petition the government to take action, and to enforce laws through citizen suits. (americanbar.org)
  • We develop successful strategies to handle high-stakes Superfund cost-recovery matters, mass toxic torts, citizen suits, government enforcement actions, appeals, and insurance recovery disputes. (morganlewis.com)
  • Environmental groups have sought implementation of CERCLA financial assurance in litigation pending in the DC Circuit. (omm.com)
  • Includes a quick search feature to find documents by site/document name, EPA/CERCLA number, and city/county/zip code. (cdc.gov)
  • Fundamentals of Superfund , a 3-day introductory training course, provides an overview of the purpose, legal framework and implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) for newly hired OSCs and RPMs. (trainex.org)
  • However, the EPA is the agency that enforces the statutes of the ADWR. (dietdetective.com)
  • SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing revisions to the Federal Clean Water Act (CWA) water quality standards (WQS) regulation to clarify and prescribe how WQS must protect aquatic and aquatic-dependent resources reserved to tribes through treaties, statutes, executive orders, or other sources of Federal law, where applicable. (narf.org)
  • [1] The grants were awarded to the Ohio EPA, Ohio Lake Erie Commission ("OLEC"), Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning and Development Organization, and are part of a broader mission by the EPA to restore and protect the Great Lakes region. (iit.edu)
  • Her work includes defense of environmental permits for new projects and existing facilities, federal and citizen enforcement suits, class actions, and toxic tort claims. (bakerbotts.com)
  • The team includes lawyers with backgrounds in environmental regulation and government enforcement, worker safety and health, toxic tort defense, criminal defense, insurance recovery, congressional investigations, and media relations. (morganlewis.com)
  • The settlement requires the development and implementation the plan, plus $500,000 in penalties. (aurora-il.org)
  • According to the NPS announcement, as associate director, Sholly guided the development and implementation of a national employee safety strategy which has helped dramatically reduce employee fatalities across the bureau. (eponline.com)
  • Facilities may wish to consult with an individual with training and expertise in infection prevention early on to assist with their infection control plan development and implementation and to ensure that facility design and work flow is conducive to optimal infection prevention practices. (cdc.gov)
  • While not enforceable by EPA, the CCR rules could be enforced by environmental organizations using RCRA's citizen suit provision, creating the very real issue of uneven and inconsistent regulation as a result of individual decisions by courts and plaintiffs. (klgates.com)
  • The petition requests that the EPA works with the DNR to establish enforceable timelines for compliance. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • Although 118 of the Clean Air Act obligates federal installations discharging air pollutants to join with nonfederal facilities in complying with state 'requirements respecting control and abatement of air pollution,' obtaining a permit from a State with a federally approved implementation plan is not among such requirements. (findlaw.com)
  • The question for decision in this case is whether a State whose federally approved implementation plan forbids an air contaminant source to operate without a state permit may require existing federally owned or operated installations to secure such a permit. (findlaw.com)
  • If a handful of states opt to not submit a state plan, this will put the EPA in a tenuous position. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • EPA still fails to meet three criteria required to justify removal of this oversight challenge: (1) an action plan, (2) monitoring efforts, and (3) demonstrated progress. (asdwa.org)
  • Implementation of the city's plan will result in fewer basement backups and treatment or elimination of 85% of the combined sewage overflows caused by rainfall on an annual average basis. (aurora-il.org)
  • c) * * * (143) Revisions to the State Implementation Plan submitted by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection on November 6, 2013. (justia.com)
  • A) Letter from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection dated November 6, 2013 submitting a revision to the Massachusetts State Implementation Plan. (justia.com)
  • FRL-9936-83- Region 9] Approval of California Air Plan Revisions, Placer County Air Pollution Control District Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (justia.com)
  • We are approving a local emergency episode plan that describes actions that PCAPCD will take to prevent dangerously high ambient emission levels under the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act). (justia.com)
  • Based on his actions, Mr. Obama considers his climate program, including his power plan and the Paris accord, his legacy. (wattsupwiththat.com)
  • The Federal Government Expands Environmental Justice Strategy Including New Equity Action Plan and. (williamsmullen.com)
  • The Biden Administration and EPA continue to strengthen and expand the federal Environmental Justice (EJ) strategy as evidenced by the President's April 2022 Equity Action Plan (Plan) and the United States DOJ's May 2022 "Comprehensive Environmental Justice Strategy" and related revised policy on Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs). (williamsmullen.com)
  • On April 14, 2022, President Biden announced his Equity Action Plan which sets forth specific actions to ensure EPA is inserting itself into state and local environmental permitting and enforcement programs to prevent disparate impacts on disadvantaged communities. (williamsmullen.com)
  • All of six of the above-listed required actions are part of the 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan. (williamsmullen.com)
  • In fact, in the Strategic Plan, EPA discusses specific metrics it will use to ensure it is implementing the actions listed above, as well as others. (williamsmullen.com)
  • EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler, U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan recently unveiled the Federal Lead Action Plan to Reduce Childhood Lead Exposures and Associated Health Impacts (Lead Action Plan). (jjkeller.com)
  • EPA says the Lead Action Plan is a blueprint for reducing lead exposure and associated harms by working with a range of stakeholders, including states, tribes, and local communities, along with businesses, property owners, and parents. (jjkeller.com)
  • The purpose of this memorandum is to ensure consistent implementation of the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) which requires EPA to inform municipalities of the opportunity to develop an integrated plan and to promote the use of green infrastructure, as appropriate, in consent decrees and settlement agreements in enforcement actions. (epa.gov)
  • The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) press release acknowledges as much and says the agency is considering tough action if the amended plan fails to meet its goals or provide confidence that the state will meet its goals. (pennfuture.org)
  • The second of six informal public engagement sessions on the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan III is taking place in Rochester, N.Y. (eponline.com)
  • One step NIOSH is taking to address the IOM recommendations is the development of an action plan , which outlines current and future activities that should be considered for both near and long term implementation. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to laying out the actions needed to eliminate childhood lead poisoning, this plan describes the need for infrastructure and technology development, including for the evaluation of blood and environmental lead levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Because of the statute under which it adopted the rules, however, EPA lacked the ability to issue permits to such facilities to ensure compliance, to approve state permit programs adopting the federal rules, or to otherwise directly enforce the requirements. (klgates.com)
  • It cannot issue permits, bring enforcement actions to enforce the standards, or authorize and approve state permit programs. (klgates.com)
  • However, the EPA has the authority and responsibility to enforce environmental laws when states, territories and tribes do not. (asdwa.org)
  • The Trump Administration's policies and budget actions are constricting EPA Region 7's ability to fully and fairly enforce the Clean Water Act protections for safe, clean water in the Midwest," said Josh Mandelbaum, ELPC Senior Attorney in Des Moines and report co-author. (elpc.org)
  • During the past few years, the DOJ, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the EPA, and state and local governments throughout the country undertook a nationwide initiative to enforce the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act. (americanbar.org)
  • Division attorneys regularly work with the EPA and low-income and minority communities to develop supplemental environmental projects that address community concerns. (americanbar.org)
  • Restriction #1 has an action date of October 31, 2020, to cease operations and initiate shutdown. (firmographs.com)
  • Due to the high demand of these products during the pandemic, Kilpatrick Townsend immediately contacted EPA to start settlement negotiations and secured release of the devices in exchange for agreeing to conform to EPA labeling requirements and pay a modest penalty. (kilpatricktownsend.com)
  • Defended City of Atlanta with regard to an action brought by an environmental organization challenging issue of the City of Atlanta's NPDES permits for its Combined Sewer Overflow facilities. (kilpatricktownsend.com)
  • The agency also stated that further actions, such as greater federal oversight of permits or increased inspections and enforcement actions, could occur. (pennfuture.org)
  • Today, petitioners are exercising a right granted by federal law to ask the EPA to require our state Department of Natural Resources to issue water pollution permits in compliance with the Clean Water Act," said staff Attorney Tressie Kamp. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • If our DNR and state legislators do not take timely action, the petition asks that the EPA take back the DNR's power to issue permits to industries that discharge pollutants into Wisconsin's waters. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • The Petition for Corrective Action is important and justified because it's been more than four years - and in some instances, much longer - since the EPA put our DNR on notice that Wisconsin does not issue water pollution permits in full compliance with the federal laws that protect clean water all over our country," said Kamp. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • She added that all involved hope the DNR "will step up, not step aside" with this action and that all state residents should be upset that the DNR is not issuing water pollution permits that comply with federal law. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • This dilemma led the EPA to initiate a supplemental approach known as Next Generation Compliance, an effort David Hindin has led since 2012. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • EPA proposed the CCR Rules in response to the outcry over the release of millions of pounds of CCR from a Tennessee Valley Authority impoundment in Kingston, Tennessee but delayed its adoption due to a debate as to how intensely it should regulate CCR. (klgates.com)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency's traditional approach to securing compliance with pollution control rules relies heavily on on-site government inspections and enforcement actions. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • Implementation of the authorized program usually includes activities such as permitting, corrective action, inspections, monitoring and enforcement. (wikipedia.org)
  • On behalf of 16 petitioners from across the state, Midwest Environmental Advocates filed a Petition for Corrective Action on Oct. 20 with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to request action by both federal and state agencies to bring Wisconsin back into compliance with the Clean Water Act. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • In a broad compromise, the WIIN Act authorized EPA to review and approve state permit programs and to bring its own enforcement actions. (klgates.com)
  • State plans undermine state authority with no actual flexibility - Traditional state prerogatives over power production, distribution, and consumption within the state could be permanently transferred to the federal government if state plans are submitted and approved by the EPA. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • EPA likes to make the same argument, often talking about "state flexibility. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • For drinking water, they documented corrective actions to address recommendations from a July 2014 report on Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) unliquidated balances. (asdwa.org)
  • EPA leadership needs to demonstrate an organizational commitment to correcting problems with the agency's oversight of key state programs designed to protect human health and the environment. (asdwa.org)
  • As communities across the country, as well as countless people all over the world, face accelerating impacts and risks of climate change, federal, state, and local leadership in the United States is critically important for advancing immediate and aggressive climate action in public policy. (demos.org)
  • While state pollution control agencies could potentially step in with beefed-up enforcement, that isn't likely occurring in Iowa, which experienced the largest percentage reduction in its budget compared to other states in Region 7. (elpc.org)
  • The Department is taking this action to support the development of partnerships among Tribal education agencies (TEAs), State educational agencies (SEAs), and local educational agencies (LEAs) to support the creation or expansion of TEAs to directly administer education programs, including formula grant programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), consistent with State law and under a written agreement among the parties. (narf.org)
  • When it came to enforcement, federal involvement was strictly limited to matters involving interstate waters and only with the consent of the state in which the pollution originated. (slideserve.com)
  • What this means is that your state and local regulators are going to have to add two more layers to the permitting and enforcement programs which gives those opposing your project or unhappy with your facility more tools to fight them. (williamsmullen.com)
  • Each Bay state developed its own roadmap for meeting those pollution reduction goals, which are known as Watershed Implementation Plans. (pennfuture.org)
  • In 2011, the EPA sent a letter to the DNR outlining 75 points where the state government was out of compliance with the federal Clean Water Act through a lack of clear or effective implementation, enforcement or proper legal authority for the state. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • There is a long history of groups like us working with Midwest Environmental Advocates and other attorneys in the state in trying to get enforcement of the Clean Water Act," Hoegger said. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • A state Superior Court judge has issued orders that bring to a close the state's successful legal actions to stabilize the state's flagship by officially dissolving the now-defunct charitable organization, Amistad America, Inc., and ending a state receivership that has overseen the organization's primary asset, the Amistad schooner, since August 2014, state Office of Policy and Management Secretary Ben Barnes and Attorney General George Jepsen said today. (ct.gov)
  • Superfund 101 is recommended for new OSCs and RPMs as well as other programmatic and field support staff (i.e., enforcement personnel, HQ regional coordinators, Special Team members) as well as other federal agency, state and tribal environmental professionals involved in cleanups at Superfund sites. (trainex.org)
  • After much discussion, EPA chose to act under Subtitle D-despite its diminished authority-to avoid the devastating impact regulating CCR as a hazardous waste would have on CCR generators and on CCR's substantial beneficial reuse markets. (klgates.com)
  • This platform proposes a set of actions the executive branch can take to equitably address the climate crisis without new legislation, major new appropriations, or other Congressional authority. (demos.org)
  • While major legislation in many areas will ultimately be needed to advance a bold federal agenda of climate action, this platform proposes a set of actions the executive branch can take without new legislation, major new appropriations, or other Congressional authority. (demos.org)
  • But because Hindin and his team have no direct authority over those who write EPA rules or settle enforcement actions, he has had to use the power of persuasion to embed these ideas into the agency's culture while creating the tools to support these Next Generation approaches. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • Since then, changes in the agency's rulemaking process, staffing and authority within the agency's water pollution permitting program, and circumvention of court-ordered pollution controls, in addition to cuts in the agency's budget and science staff, have all culminated in this urgent, statewide call for action. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • Today, this drastically narrowed authority of DNR staff to make critical decisions about protecting our water requires urgent action by the EPA. (doorcountypulse.com)
  • In May 2015, former President Barack Obama issued an executive action that broadened the definition of U.S. waters to cover about 60% of the nation's waterways in order to expand federal limits on pollution in wetlands and small waterways. (paintsquare.com)
  • Fundamentals of Superfund and Enforcement Process Overview . (trainex.org)
  • The course discusses the components of the removal, remedial and enforcement programs and the major responsibilities of OSCs and RPMs in their work on Superfund responses, site cleanups and enforcement activities. (trainex.org)
  • Learn about the goals, priorities, and actions of the Superfund enforcement program. (trainex.org)
  • Understand the Superfund enforcement process and the roles of states, tribes, Federal agencies and communities in the enforcement process. (trainex.org)
  • In addition, the Superfund 101 course is a prerequisite for EPA employees who would like to attend the Removal and Remedial Process courses. (trainex.org)
  • Please note, non-EPA registrants may be asked to cancel their registration if the course reaches capacity, as priority to attend this course is given to EPA Superfund RPMs and OSCs. (trainex.org)
  • DES MOINES, Iowa - A new report by the Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC) found the U.S. EPA has backed off its enforcement responsibilities under the Clean Water Act for Region 7. (elpc.org)
  • In a multi-year analysis, ELPC found shrinking enforcement budgets, declining staff levels, and drops in enforcement with a corresponding rise in industrial polluters' noncompliance with the Clean Water Act requirements. (elpc.org)
  • The report is the second in a series analyzing Clean Water Act enforcements at regional EPA offices in the Midwest. (elpc.org)
  • B&D represents entities on groundwater and drinking water compliance and enforcement matters regulated under the Clean Water Act (CWA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), including industrial and commercial businesses, municipalities, drinking water utilities, and industry associations. (bdlaw.com)
  • The ongoing legal question regarding the definition of a "Water of the United States" ("WOTUS") in the context of Clean Water Act ("CWA") enforcement and implementation may seemingly have been answered. (iit.edu)
  • Specifically, Hazel handles administrative enforcement actions before the U.S. Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Regional Water Quality Control Boards, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Department of Environmental Health, and the Air Pollution Control District. (gtlaw.com)
  • Moreover, without states being complicit in the federal takeover, the EPA will have to determine how to reach their desired emission goals within the confines of existing power plants. (americanenergyalliance.org)
  • Unfortunately, Pennsylvania's Phase 3 WIP failed to meet previously-agreed upon goals to limit nitrogen pollution and, in response, two lawsuits were filed against EPA for these shortcomings, including one from the states of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, and the District of Columbia. (pennfuture.org)
  • Represent Knoxville Utilities Board with regard to wastewater compliance issues including negotiation of a comprehensive federal consent decree resolving EPA, Tennessee and citizen suit enforcement actions against KUB's wastewater collection, transmission, and treatment system and ongoing issues related to implementation of the Consent Decree. (kilpatricktownsend.com)
  • The EPA has made important progress, but recent and ongoing EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) and U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) work continues to support this as an agency management challenge. (asdwa.org)
  • More recent work includes counseling the City with regard to a recent EPA Office of Inspector General Audit of the City's compliance with its Consent Decrees. (kilpatricktownsend.com)
  • This office can provide leadership and support to U.S. EPA Region 5 and the Great Lakes National Program Office to ensure environmental justice objectives are set and met throughout programs that affect the Great Lakes. (greatlakes.org)
  • Although, the EPA added that it would continue to provide enforcement, monitor implementation of long-term agreements and compliance assurance efforts as a part of the core enforcement program. (paintsquare.com)
  • While EPA states that use of FA provisions is left to the discretion of the EPA regional enforcement offices, potentially responsible parties ("PRPs") should be prepared to see FA language in settlement and consent order documents. (omm.com)
  • Under its "enforcement first" policy, EPA seeks to have PRPs conduct cleanups of hazardous waste sites rather than performing remedies itself and seeking recovery of costs. (omm.com)
  • The course examines the four classes of PRPs, identifies PRP's defenses and exemptions to liabilities, and identifies major enforcement discretionary policies. (trainex.org)
  • AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the Placer County Air Pollution Control District (PCAPCD) portion of the California SIP. (justia.com)
  • Prior to that, she was selected for the prestigious Executive Fellowship in the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). (gtlaw.com)
  • Represented private ranch owner regarding regarding an un-permitted stream alteration in a multi-agency action involving the California Attorney General, the Regional Water Quality Control Board, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. (gtlaw.com)
  • Taken together, the actions recommended in this platform address continuing disparities, establish greater accountability for a just transition, and lay groundwork for systemic changes needed to end fossil fuel dependency and build a just and equitable renewable energy future. (demos.org)
  • The nitrogen gap has been solved by efforts at the county level to establish County Action Plans, or CAPs, a critical component to successful implementation. (pennfuture.org)
  • EPA regularly enters into tolling agreements in both administrative and judicial cases and requires some, but not senior-level, management approval. (bdlaw.com)
  • the approval and implementation people from exposure to SHS by In addition, the WHO FCTC has of smoke-free legislation should be law and not by means of voluntary provisions regarding il egal tobacco based on the fol owing principles agreements. (who.int)
  • In 2022 air monitoring results from EPA stations across Ireland show that fine particulate matter (PM2.5), mainly from burning solid fuel in our homes, and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) mainly from road traffic, remain the main threats to good air quality. (nova.ie)
  • The first principle, fair treatment through fair and consistent enforcement, allows us to 'level the playing field' for regulated entities so that no entity engaging in illegal action may gain from that activity to the detriment of its law-abiding competitors. (americanbar.org)
  • While with Cal/EPA, she handled matters relating to water and soil contamination and automotive issues for the Schwarzenegger Administration. (gtlaw.com)
  • That brings us to the current situation, wherein Pennsylvania's DEP submitted an amendment to the EPA which rectifies the nitrogen shortfalls. (pennfuture.org)
  • Generally speaking, these best practices appear to be aimed at providing greater due process to entities targeted for investigations and enforcement actions and promoting transparency and accountability in the initiation and pursuit of enforcement actions. (bdlaw.com)
  • Represent City of Atlanta with regard to implementation and issues presented by two federal consent decrees and related wastewater issues regarding the City's separate and combined sewer systems. (kilpatricktownsend.com)
  • Evansville, IN - Refusal to cooperate with the U.S. Environmental Protection agency (EPA) resulted in a lawsuit by the Department of Justice leading to $500 million in costs including $490,000 in penalties and an additional $4 million in environmental projects. (aurora-il.org)
  • The Agency also commits to providing periodic updates on the progress of these actions. (jjkeller.com)
  • We evaluate the Memo in light of its potential impact on the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") below. (bdlaw.com)
  • The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its annual air quality report. (nova.ie)
  • We leverage our trial skills as a negotiating tool when defending private or public agency lawsuits, handling cost-recovery actions, negotiating environmental remedies, and compelling insurance coverage for environmental liabilities. (morganlewis.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and other federal agencies are committed to primary and secondary prevention of lead exposure and its adverse health outcomes. (cdc.gov)
  • While undoubtably challenging, the significantly positive impacts of clean air on health are clear and the report identifies some of the actions that are necessary to achieve the health-based air quality guidelines. (nova.ie)
  • The report identifies that using less solid fuel and cleaner fuels to heat our homes - and reducing our use of cars to go to school, work and play - are actions that will contribute towards achieving the WHO guidelines. (nova.ie)
  • It allows EPA to bring enforcement actions against facilities that do not comply with the CCR rules by characterizing such facilities as "open dumps," the only type of facility against which Subtitle D allows EPA to take action. (klgates.com)
  • The Memo directs federal agencies to "consider [ten] principles of fairness in administrative enforcement and adjudication" and to "revise their procedures and practices in light of them. (bdlaw.com)
  • Agencies should streamline actions through the adoption of estoppel and res judicata principles to eliminate multiple enforcement actions for a single body of operative facts. (bdlaw.com)
  • But urgent action on climate change cannot come at a price of expedience and further sacrifice for frontline communities. (demos.org)
  • In contrast, the Trump administration's EPA is now spending even less on enforcement and compliance activities than appropriated by Congress. (elpc.org)
  • This recommendation could modify current EPA practice, depending on the management level at which this approval is delegated. (bdlaw.com)
  • Prior to entering private practice, Hazel worked for the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) where she assisted with the implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). (gtlaw.com)
  • EPA developed strict requirements for all aspects of hazardous waste management including the treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste. (wikipedia.org)
  • Hazardous Waste Enforcement: Alabama Department of Environmental Management and Fort Payne Automotive Part Manufacturing Facility. (jdsupra.com)
  • Increased enforcement by local authorities in 2004 resulted in 12,000 site inspections and 377 road blocks with 1588 notices served under the Waste Management Act. (castlebar.ie)
  • Concerted actions led by the OEE/police and undertaken by the enforcement authorities against suspected illegal operators, both north and south, resulted in a significant reduction in illegal cross-border movement. (castlebar.ie)
  • Establishment of the National Enforcement Network by the OEE led to greater levels of cooperation, sharing of intelligence on illegal activity and targeted enforcement by the enforcement authorities at local, regional, national and international level. (castlebar.ie)
  • The purpose of these profiles is to help health assessors evaluate data on the toxicology of the "whole" priority mixture (if available) and on the joint toxic action of the mixture chemicals during their exposure-based assessment, and better identify and recommend approaches to protect the public from potential health hazards to these chemical mixtures. (cdc.gov)
  • The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. (justia.com)
  • Other EPA initiatives championed by Hindin are resulting in the public being better informed about environmental threats. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • The EPA also maintains buoys on the Charles and Mystic rivers in Massachusetts with solar-powered water sensors that measure water quality every 15 minutes and upload the data to a public website. (servicetoamericamedals.org)
  • This will provide more opportunities for the public to learn about Great Lakes protection and restoration efforts and provide input and ideas to U.S. EPA about projects that would benefit their communities. (greatlakes.org)
  • Implementation of green infrastructure to remove stormwater from the system. (aurora-il.org)