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TRUMP'S EPA: Agency at a crossroads - Complete coverage
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Former EPA Risk Assessor Said To to t<j i < Hr r m
Chief
Michael Dourson, a former EPA risk assessor and founder of a leading risk assessment consulting group, is the leading contender for the appointment to head EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP), which is responsible for implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform law that President Obama enacted last summer.
Citing Industry Risk, EPA A ;ks Court io Recall Methane NSPS Vacatur
EPA is urging the federal appellate court panel that vacated its administrative stay of Obama-era methane standards for new oil and gas sources to recall its mandate for the agency to immediately lift the stay, particularly as EPA is evaluating options for appeal, suggesting the immediate nature of the court's mandate places industry at risk.
Com t Vacatur Of EPA Methane NSPS Stay Leaves Oil & Gas Sector In Limbo
The recent federal appellate court ruling vacating EPA's 90-day administrative stay of Obama-era methane standards for new oil and gas sources is leaving the industry in regulatory limbo and vulnerable to citizen suits, with the rule's compliance deadlines restarting even as EPA advances what some see as a legally risky proposal to delay the regulation by an additional two years.
EPA E/mxted To Cite '112 Exclusion' h CPP Fefe I io F
Coal Plants
The draft EPA proposal to repeal the Clean Power Plan (CPP) currently under review by the White House is thought to include as one justification for rolling back the Obama-era rule the argument that EPA is barred from regulating coal plants' greenhouse gases under section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act because it already regulates their air toxics under section 112.
Appeals Court Reinstates Bush-Era DSW Third-Party Recycler Exclusion
In a 2-1 decision, a federal appeals court has partially sided with industry in vacating
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most of the verified recycler exclusion contained in the Obama EPA's definition of solid waste (DSW) rule, instead reinstating a more relaxed Bush-era exclusion for third-party recyclers of hazardous secondary material that allows them to avoid stringent regulation as solid waste.
Seeking Flexibilities, POTWs, Regulators Pause CWA Enforcement Talks
Federal regulators and several municipalities are pausing consent decree negotiations over longstanding combined sewer overflow (CSOs) noncompliance issues, hoping that Trump administration enforcement nominees will agree to provide flexible enforcement approaches as they wait for Congress to act on pending bipartisan legislation that could ease requirements.
Municipalities Raise Concerns About CWA 'Integrated Planning' Legislation
Some municipalities are raising concerns that pending legislation to codify EPA's 2012 Clean Water Act (CWA) integrated planning guidance could have the unintended consequence of limiting the compliance flexibility approach only to actions intended to improve water quality, closing the door to addressing other issues connected to water treatment such as energy recovery, drinking water and others.
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States seek to intervene in defense of 2
ane NAAQS
Democrat-led states say the Trump EPA's hostility to the 2015 ozone rule requires them to intervene in order to take up defending the policy.
Senate Democrats seek GAO review of EPA's advisory panels
"To be effective, these advisory committees must be -- and, just as importantly, be perceived as being -- independent and balanced," the senators wrote in their letter to GAO.
EPA dam study shows need to maintain Chesapeake funds, lawmaker says
Concerns about nutrient-laden sediment prompt a Virginia Democrat to call for full funding of EPA's Chesapeake Bay cleanup effort.
States warn CRA suit could revive stream protectio>> ri
Several GOP states say a successful suit overturning the Congressional Review Act could revive a host of Obama-era policies they oppose, including a stream protection policy.
Quote-Unquote: Talking about budgets and science This week's quotes address the continuing debate over EPA's fiscal year 2018
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budget request and controversy over TSCA's definition of "best available science."
Six Democratic attorneys general are seeking a role in environmentalists' suit challenging EPA's decision to reverse an Obama-era plan to prohibit the use of chlorpyrifos on food.
Ewire: House approps chair under pressure to boost I
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EPA's FY18 budget may be a factor in Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen's (R-NJ) re election bid next year.
The states' challenge to BLM's methane rule delay may be buoyed by recent rulings backing challenges to Trump EPA rule delays.
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