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Effective May 2024, EPA tightened the annual health-based National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 12.0 µg/m3 to 9.0 µg/m3. This change was made after a review of the available...more
Under the Clean Air Act, sources frequently must undergo “New Source Review” (NSR) permitting, which is a pre-construction permitting program. NSR establishes requirements for new or modified sources prior to initiating...more
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that EPA will undertake 31 distinct actions in an effort to advance President Donald Trump's Day One executive orders (EOs) to...more
The National Association of Clean Air Agencies (“NACAA”) transmitted a December 18, 2024, letter to Lee Zeldin. Mr. Zeldin is President Trump’s nominee for Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a November 2024 report titled: A Compendium of Tools and Methods to Estimate Environmental Benefits for Nature-Based Solutions - Environmental Benefits...more
A return to the presidency by Donald Trump has raised questions about the future of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the broader landscape of environmental policy in the United States. Given Trump’s past...more
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Energy and Environment Cabinet and Louisville Metro Air and Pollution Control District (collectively, “Kentucky”) filed a Complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of...more
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) is a very reactive, brown-hued gas commonly produced when fuels are burned at high temperature by motor vehicles, chemical plants, etc. Industries will often intentionally oxidize NOx to produce lacquers,...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) entered into an October 28th Consent Decree addressing an issue arising out of Section 108 and 109 of the Clean Air Act...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from State Attorneys General across the country and...more
Welcome to Industrials Regulatory News and Trends. In this regular bulletin, DLA Piper lawyers provide concise updates on key developments in the industrials sector to help you navigate the ever-changing business, legal, and...more
What’s Happening with MEPA Right Now (And Why You Should Care) - If you need a permit from a Montana state agency, you have a project on state land, or you need the state to take any kind of action to complete your...more
On September 11, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took final action approving a revision to California’s State Implementation Plan (SIP) to include the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD)...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Missouri AG Investigates Hack of National Public Data - ...more
Ohio AG Dave Yost and Kansas AG Kris Kobach have completed briefing on their emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the EPA’s “Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate...more
Three years after a massive spill at a Los Angeles wastewater facility sent millions of gallons of sewage into Santa Monica Bay, the city has agreed to spend more than $20 million on improvements to remedy the environmental...more
The week of June 23, 2024, in Ohio v. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified in a 5-4 decision that if a federal agency fails to provide a reasoned response to comments raised during the rulemaking...more
The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment – Division of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) submitted on July 1st to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) a document titled: Arkansas Ambient Air...more
Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world. Global - IFRS Foundation releases jurisdictional adoption guide for ISSB Standards- On...more
The Clean Air Act (“CAA”) envisions states and the federal government working together to improve air quality. Under the CAA, states must develop State Implementation Plans (“SIPs”) to implement National Ambient Air Quality...more
Welcome to the July edition of Nutter’s Environment & Energy Insights, a monthly update of current trends in environment and energy law. The Supreme Court has been busy lately, issuing several opinions that will impact...more
The Sierra Club filed a May 13th Title V Petition to Object (“Petition”) before the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) related to the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (“SRP”). ...more
Chemical and manufacturing groups sued the federal government on Monday over a landmark drinking water standard that would require cleanup of certain PFAS, so-called forever chemicals, which have been linked to cancer and...more
The Biden-Harris Administration recently issued a suite of new rules aimed at addressing water and air quality, reducing methane emissions, protecting environmental justice communities, and accelerating the nation’s...more
As we head into the 2024 election season, Congress and the executive branch continue to advance various policies related to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In addition to the Fiscal Year 2025 appropriation for the...more