Thu Oct 4th, On Environmental Law, by Krista deBoerCorrie Plant Two years ago, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was significantly overhauled with bipartisan support in Congress, and with substantial support from the chemical industry. The EPA has now begun implementing the “New TSCA,” also known as the Frank R. […]
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Oct 4, 2018
EPA Releases Working Approach for Identifying Potential Candidate Chemicals for Prioritization under TSCA
On September 28, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the general approaches that the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) may use to identify potential candidate chemicals for prioritization under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA notes that it will seek public comment on the approach document and […]
Click here to view a Law360 article written by Kimberly Bick and Matthew Trotter titled Circuits Are Split On CWA’s ‘Water To Water’ Regulation.
Sep 26, 2018
EPA Revisits Clean Air Act Interpretation
Wed Sep 26th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP In 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (D.C. Circuit) vacated a 2015 rule issued by the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intended to target greenhouse gas emissions by forcing companies that use hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) […]
Ten California Communities Recommended for Neighborhood-Level Emissions Reductions as Part of Community Air Protection Program The California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold public meetings on September 27 and 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the proposed requirements to Assembly Bill 617’s (AB 617) Community Air Protection Program (CAPP) […]