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Proposed Rules Seek to Cut Methane Emissions at Landfills
Posted on 20 Oct 2015 by Williams Mullen

By Ethan R. Ware , Partner, Williams Mullen EPA has issued a proposed rule and a supplemental proposal to a July 14, 2015 proposed rule that are designed to achieve additional reductions of landfill gas (LFG) and its components, including methane,... Read More

EPA proposes new hazardous waste recycling regulations to address environmental justice concerns
Posted on 17 Jul 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

EPA is has released for public comment its draft expanded environmental justice analysis of the 2008 definition of solid waste. The draft evaluates the rule’s potential impact on low-income and minority communities. EPA is also requesting public... Read More

California Waste Board is eliminated as part of budget compromise
Posted on 2 Sep 2009 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

As part of the recent budget compromise in California, Governor Schwarzenegger signed SB 63 [ http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_63_bill_20090728_chaptered.html ] which abolishes, effective 1/1/10, the Integrated Waste Management... Read More

EPA Takes Steps To Repeal 2 Bush-era RCRA Rules Defining Solid Waste And Allowing More Waste To Be Burned
Posted on 26 Jun 2009 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

In December 2008 the Bush Administration issued the emissions-comparable fuel rule, as noted in prior posts. The final rule expanded 40 C.F.R., Part 261.38, and excluded from the definition of solid waste certain secondary materials (e.g., sludges, manufacturing... Read More

EPA proposes new hazardous waste recycling regulations to address environmental justice concerns
Posted on 17 Jul 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

EPA is has released for public comment its draft expanded environmental justice analysis of the 2008 definition of solid waste. The draft evaluates the rule’s potential impact on low-income and minority communities. EPA is also requesting public... Read More

EPA Issues Proposed MACT Standards for Industrial Boilers
Posted on 5 May 2010 by Mack McGuffey

By Mack McGuffey, Troutman Sanders LLP On April 29, 2010, EPA issued its long-awaited proposal for a new Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard for industrial boilers. The rule, if finalized as proposed, will impose stringent emission... Read More

EPA to study environmental justice impact of RCRA rule redefining solid waste
Posted on 3 Sep 2009 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

As noted in prior posts, a final RCRA regulation was promulgated that redefined "solid waste" in October, 2008. The rule sought to exclude 1.5 million tons of material from RCRA regulation. Environmental activists have opposed the rule, and... Read More