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Co <l mil'll CT High i*< jh t F cview Of Suit Over Ait Law 'Jobs' Evaluations
Coal firms are asking the Supreme Court to reinstate a district court's mandate for EPA to evaluate the employment effects of Obama-era Clean Air Act policies on the energy sector and other industries, saying an appellate ruling that overturned the lower court's decision creates a "blind spot" in judicial review of agency duties.
CBD Cites Pending EPA Ozorc Designations To Halt Oil, Gas Lease Sale
In an early sign of the effects of EPA's pending ozone designations, environmentalists are protesting a massive planned Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oil and gas lease sale slated for Utah in December, alleging in part that the bureau failed to analyze the emissions impact of the leasing on EPA's expected nonattainment designation for the area.
Sens. Tom Udall (D-NM) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are joining environmentalists' efforts to block confirmation of Michael Dourson, President Donald Trump's nominee to head EPA's toxics office, an effort that faces a high bar given current Senate rules, though they are sidestepping questions of what commitments they may seek from the nominee.
Fighting CERCLA Preemption, Citizens Defend PFAS Medical Monitoring Suit
Residents near two military bases in Pennsylvania that are contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are urging a federal appellate court to overturn a lower court ruling that dismissed their suit seeking medical monitoring for exposure to the chemicals under state law, arguing the lower court erred in finding the Superfund law barred the claims.
EPA Urged To Add Community Representative To TSCA Advisory Panel
An academic group is urging EPA to carefully follow requirements in the revised Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as well as federal advisory committee law, to
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House, Senate Lawmakers Probe Air Quality Impar r.> Of Increased Wildfires
House and Senate lawmakers are probing the air quality and greenhouse gas impacts of increased catastrophic wildfires, while states affected by one of the worst recent wildfire seasons will test the scope of EPA's "exceptional events" policy that provides Clean Air Act exemptions for air pollution associated with natural disasters.
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The environmental group claims EPA's pesticide approvals violated the Endangered Species Act in failing to adequately consider risks to listed species.
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The bill seeks to boost maximum VSIP payments from $25,000 to $40,000.
CPP compliant m 1 _ vw r t i expected, study finds
The study comes as the Trump administration is expected to soon release its proposal to repeal the Obama-era greenhouse gas rule for power plants.
Ewire: Pruitt meetings with industry thu details
In today's Ewire: More details are emerging about EPA chief Scott Pruitt's schedule Plus: states want access to chemical CBI and EPA's chemicals nominee.
EPA seeks to keep TSCA suits in 4th Circuit
The agency's lawyers sought to block environmentalists' push to hear challenges to two TSCA framework rules in the 9th Circuit.
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