Category: News

May 11, 2018

EPA Will Send Final Methylene Chloride Rule to OMB “Shortly”

On May 10, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced several upcoming actions on methylene chloride. Under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, EPA is required to perform risk evaluations on the uses of ten specific chemicals, including methylene chloride. According to EPA, it […]

May 11, 2018

Biobased Products News and Policy Report

Biobased and Renewable Products Update May 10, 2018   Federal In Meeting With Senators, Trump Proposes Counting RINs From Ethanol Exports And Allowing Year Round Sales Of E15, Walks Back RIN Price Cap Proposal On May 8, 2018, President Trump met with a group of Republican Senators and told them […]

May 7, 2018

EPA Withdraws Several Pesticide-Related Rulemakings from the Regulatory Agenda

On May 7, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is withdrawing certain proposed rules for which EPA no longer intends to issue a final rule.  83 Fed. Reg. 20004.  EPA notes that its withdrawal of these proposed rules does not preclude it from initiating the same […]

May 7, 2018

News And Seminars From Rich & Henderson

  April 12, 2018 – In a split decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on a controversial issue of first impression regarding the Clean Water Act (“CWA”)  —  whether a discharge of pollutants to groundwater can violate the prohibition against point sources discharging pollutants […]