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To: From: Sent: Subject: Jackson, Ryan[jackson.ryan@epa.gov] Bloomberg BNA Fri 9/8/2017 12:07:56 AM Sep. 07 - Daily Environment Report Daily Environment Report September 07, 2017 - Number 173 The Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report is brought to you by EPA Libraries. Please note, these materials may be copyrighted and should not be forwarded outside of the U.S. EPA. If you have any questions or no longer wish to receive these messages, please contact Josue Rivera-Olds at riveraolds.josue@epa.gov, 202-566-1558. Leading the News Chemicals Arkema Blasts Highlight Safety Agency Far der Trump A federal agency that could unravel why Arkema's Texas chemical plant exploded after Hurricane Harvey is a tiny office with 40 employees that the Trump administration has proposed to kill. Chemicals Harvey Responders Say They Were Sickened by Arkema Plant Blaze Police officers sickened by fumes from explosions at an Arkema SA chemical plant near Houston accused the company in a lawsuit of not warning them about toxic chemicals that left them vomiting and unable to catch their breath. Hazardous Waste Flooded Houston Reta lous Waste Disposal Challenges Many retailers and other local businesses in Houston damaged by Hurricane Harvey are facing a critical challenge in disposing of hazardous waste, and government agencies are offering little regulatory relief. Superfund Irma Could Hit 22 Superfund Sites The EPA is stopping all clean up work at Florida Superfund sites in preparation for Hurricane Irma as it makes its way toward the peninsula. News Air Pollution Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000465-00001 China Proposes First Public Pollution Disclosure Requirement China's major manufacturers for the first time would have to publicly disclose emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and other nationally regulated pollutants under a proposal by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Chemical Conventions Rising Chemical Export Requests Could Spur Delays, EU Agency Says The addition of new chemicals under an international export convention is challenging the European Chemicals Agency with a rising tide of export requests, potentially causing delays for chemicals companies. Chemicals Tribes Urge EPA Review of Five Chemicals Found cifills Native American tribes want the EPA to examine how five potentially problematic chemicals end up in open landfills and whether that means the substances should be regulated. Climate Policy EU Fi Innate Pledges Despite U.S. Withdrawal From Pact Full implementation of the 2015 Paris climate accord should be advocated by the European Union at the forthcoming UN climate summit despite U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the agreement, the European Parliament's environment committee decided Sept. 7. Climate Regulation Clean Power Plan Repeal Proposal Coming This Fall, EPA Says The long-awaited proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan is coming this fall, according to the EPA. Contribution Food Additive Maker's Superfund Complaint Too Skimpy Emerald Kalama Chemical didn't include sufficient facts in its Superfund complaint to put a biosolids recycler on notice of the claims against it, the Western District of Washington ruled (Emerald Kalama Chern., LLC v. Fire Mountain Farms, Inc., 2017 BL 313963, W.D. Wash., No. 17-CV-5472, 9/6/17). Cost Recovery Ruling Sinks Shipyard's Superfund Claims Passive migration of benzene from a former steel mill to an adjoining shipyard, with no "active" conduct by the mill's current owners, doesn't make them liable for a "disposal" under Superfund, the District of Maryland ruled (SPS LP v. Sparrows Point, LLC, 2017 BL 313775, D. Md., No. 14-CV-00589, 9/6/17). Energy Correction The article "Rule Expediting Small Natural Gas Exports May Have Limited Impacts" dated Sept. 5 has been corrected to say that applicants cannot export more than 0.14 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas in order to qualify for the expedited approval process offered to small-scale natural gas exporters. Energy Energy Regulator Nominees Back Technology-Neutral Stance Republican and Democratic nominees for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission agreed that the agency should be technology neutral when it comes to regulating electric Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000465-00002 power generation, differing from a pro-coal stance of the current FERC chairman. Energy i' nip's Trade Barrier Push Threatens U.S. Energy Profits, Critics Say Trade expansion poses the biggest potential boon to U.S. energy companies, yet the Trump administration's rhetoric threatens that prospect, said several speakers at an event to discuss NAFTA renegotiations. International Climate Democrats' Last-Ditch Effort to Aid Climate Fu t J us Short A last-ditch Democratic effort to restore U.S. spending for a United Nations climate fund was narrowly repelled by Republican Senate appropriators Sept. 7 in a major step for President Donald Trump's campaign to zero out international aid to address climate change. Mining Chilean Court Order on Wetlands Impacts May Shut Kinross Mine The future of Kinross Gold's mining operations in northern Chile could depend on whether the Canadian company successfully appeals a court decision limiting the amount of water it can extract from wells near sensitive wetlands. Mining R th Metals Electrified by China's Illegal Mining Clean-Up Rare earth metals are booming again as a clampdown on wildcat miners in China crimps supply in the world's biggest producer, while the clean energy boom bolsters their use in everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines. Motor Vehicles Ontario to Pick Up Tab for Low-Carbon Commerci ( ks Ontario businesses that lease or buy vehicles with low carbon dioxide emissions are eligible for rebates of up to 50 percent as part of the province's C$170 million ($140 million) incentives package. Natural Resources Interior Nominee Seeks Collaboration on Land Management A nominee for a top role managing energy and other federal land resources said he would collaborate with state, local, tribal, private, and environmental advocacy interests to try to smooth out land management policies. Pesticides France Ready to Vote `No' on EU's Glyphosate Renewal Plan France will not support a proposal extending the European Union's authorization of glyphosate through 2027 and will work with farmers to find alternatives to the herbicide, according to the prime minister's office. Renewable Energy Brazil's Rattled Wir > '< /'er Supply Cham * 1 / ks Ahead Suppliers in Brazil are hoping the upcoming energy auctions will kick-start a jittery wind power sector that's trying to deal with the country's worst recession in decades, officials from several companies told Bloomberg BNA. Renewable Energy China Eyes 707 Megawatts of Pilot Wind Fa ubsidies China, the world's biggest clean-energy investor, selected 707 megawatts of wind power Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000465-00003 pilot projects that will receive the same subsidy-free payment for electricity as coal plants. Renewable Energy South Korea Pours Millions Into Building Solar Panels on Landfills Landfills are not just for garbage anymore. At least not in South Korea where the government and a landfill operator are coordinating to place solar power facilities at four disposal sites. Trade Policy Buoyed by WTO Ruling, Argentina Seeks U.S. Biodies totoes Deal Argentina is negotiating a "price-volume" deal with the U.S. that could suspend preliminary antidumping duties, a Foreign Ministry official said Sept. 7. Vehicle Fuels U.S. Ethanol Industry Asks Trump to Intervene in Brazil Dispute U.S. ethanol producers will ask the Trump administration to intervene in a trade dispute with Brazil as tensions between the industry and foreign competitors continue to escalate. Wyoming Natural Resource Data Collection Laws Target Free Speech A challenge to a pair of Wyoming laws that restrict the ability to collect natural resource data on public lands was reinstated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (Western Watersheds Project v. Michael, 2017 BL 314483,10th Cir., No. 16-cv-8083, 9/7/17). Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Manage Your Email | Contact Us 1801 South Bell Street, Arlington, VA 22202 Copyright 2017 The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.. Daily Environment Report for EPA Sierra Club v. EPA, 1:17-cv-01906 ED_001523_00000465-00004