Pruitt Rules Title V Objections “Not Appropriate Forum to Review Preconstruction Permitting Decisions”
Posted by Eric L. Hiser, November 6th, 2017 In two major decisions, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt upended modern Title V and NSR practice, ruling that despite past EPA precedent, “the title V permitting process is not the appropriate forum to review … preconstruction permitting decisions” and refusing to issue a […]
CPSC Final Rule Prohibits Children’s Toys and Child Care Articles that Contain Specified Phthalates, Removes Interim Prohibition on Two Phthalates On October 27, 2017, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a final rule prohibiting children’s toys and child care articles that contain specified phthalates. The rule caps off […]
The ACTA Group – Clients and Friends Memorandum
ARGENTINA Argentine Ministry Begins Work On New Hazardous Waste Law: The Argentinian Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development) has begun discussions with the Consejo Federal de Medio Ambiente (Federal Environmental Council, COFEMA) regarding a draft hazardous waste regulation to replace the existing statute, Reglamentación de la Ley N° 24.051. COFEMA […]
Biobased and Renewable Products Update
Biobased and Renewable Products Update October 26, 2017 Federal Congressmen Send Bipartisan Letter On Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology To USDA, FDA, EPA On October 17, 2017, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Congressman Neal Dunn, M.D. (R-FL), and 77 additional House members sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture […]