News & Analysis as of

Burden of Proof Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

New Source Performance Standards/National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication version of a proposed rule that would remove affirmative defense provisions from certain Clean Air Act New Source Performance Standards...more

King & Spalding

Cumulative Impacts

King & Spalding on

A panel of EPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) recently released draft recommendations for how EPA should more effectively address cumulative impacts. NEJAC recommends EPA’s work “center” on four...more

Maron Marvel

U.S. EPA Issues Final Rule Updating Standards for All Appropriate Inquiries

Maron Marvel on

On December 15, 2022, EPA issued a final rule amending the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule (AAI Rule), 40 CFR part 312, to recognize the updated ASTM International standard for conducting Phase I environmental site assessments...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

EPA Eliminates “But For” Causation From the Exceptional Events Rule: Tort Professors Everywhere Get Excited

On Monday, EPA promulgated amendments to its “Exceptional Events” Rule. The rule is important, particularly in the Western states, and most particularly in connection with EPA’s latest iteration of the ozone NAAQS. EPA’s...more

McAfee & Taft

EPA nixes state exemptions on excess CAA emissions

McAfee & Taft on

Affirmative defenses commonly relied upon by facility operators to avoid civil and administrative penalties for violations of air emissions limitations during periods of facility startup, shutdown or malfunction (“SSM”) may...more

5 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide