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7 Dec, 2007 10:04 am
... be waived if the state standards would be at least as protective of public health and welfare as the applicable federal standards, unless the federal agency makes one of three determinations: (1) that the state's action is "arbitrary and capricious," ... Maria J. Gangemi. Olivier Theard is an
associate in the Business Trial Practice Group and the Environmental and Construction Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office.
Maria Gangemi is an associate in the Business Trial Practice Group in the ...
21 Aug 2:17 pm
This week the EPA announced that it is accepting proposals for Brownfield grants. Agencies may apply for the Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund programs.
Grant money may go towards brownfields contaminated by petroleum, other contaminants and/or hazardous substances. The EPA also announced new guidelines for this proposal process, which
may be found here. Note that applicants must now own the site at the time they submit the grant proposal, which is different from previous ...
7 Dec, 2008 5:07 am
News release: "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys 2008 enforcement actions in California included enforcement actions to reduce water pollution, clean...
30 Jan, 2007 3:01 pm
I always like it when there are opinions with captions like this one. I'm just waiting for "Kindhearted Helping Souls v. Evil Bastards" or the like. I wonder who'd win? For what
it's worth, in this one, Safe Air for Everyone prevails against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In a case that might alternatively captioned "People in Idaho Who Want to Breathe Clean Air v.
Farmers Who Want To Burn Their Fields." (Or, I guess, ...
17 Apr 9:29 am
On April 17, 2009, the US Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA") issued a proposed finding Friday that greenhouse gases ("GHGs") contribute to air pollution that may endanger public health or welfare. If finalized after a 60-day ... to
participate in the crafting of federal legislation rather than be subject to regulations penned and enforced by the EPA. Combined with President Obama's desire to pass a
cap-and-trade law, and his desire to take a principled leadership role in Copenhagen at the end ...
18 Oct, 2007 7:33 am
... request the agency hold a public hearing on its permit objections. EPA sent a second letter to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Tuesday, saying the draft permit indicates that IDEM is allowing the company to increase its discharges of chromium without ... 5.
"Indiana could provide additional information to us to clarify." From Christine Kraly's report today in the NWI Times: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is calling out what it deems are more
problems with a U.S. Steel ...
21 Nov, 2006 6:52 am
... DISPOSING OF ITS LIBRARY COLLECTIONS - Orders to Trash Library Holdings Stirs Protests Washington, DC - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is frantically dispersing its library
collections to preempt Congressional intervention, according to internal emails released today by Public Employees for Environmental
Responsibility (PEER). Contrary to promises by EPA Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock that all of the former library materials will ...
16 Jan, 2007 5:55 am
... hurt the perception of recycling," Kriegerfox said. She said recycling is very clearly defined by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency and there is not a need for the state to redefine it. The legislation is supposed
to go to Energy and ... . The impact of these changes has not yet been fully understood. Under the current notice and comment environmental
rulemaking process, notices are to be published in the Indiana Register, followed by comment periods, followed by hearings. Before the July ...
16 Nov, 2008 2:27 pm
... Obama may not yet have taken office, but it appears the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking note of the election results earlier this month. Late last week, ... as well. The
decision was the result of a lawsuit by the Sierra Club which built upon a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Massachusetts v. EPA, which held that carbon dioxide ... The
Sierra Club argued that building new coal plants -- which emit 30% of U.S. global warming pollution -- without controlling their carbon emissions would wipe ...
16 Apr 11:23 am
In a move that stands to create jobs, boost local economies, reduce diesel emissions and protect human health and the environment for the people in the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has awarded $1.73 million to the Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (DEP). The
funding can be used to support clean [...]
16 Nov, 2006 1:11 pm
From a U.S. EPA press release: CHICAGO, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 today announced that its enforcement actions in Indiana in 2006 have caused regulated
entities to pay more than $27.1 ... public health and the environment," said Regional Administrator Mary A. Gade. "We and our partners at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management are committed to cleaner air, water and land for the people of Indiana." Three of the most noteworthy cases in Indiana ...
27 Aug 12:30 pm
... LLC, alleging that the company violated, and continues to violate, the Clean Air Act, announced the Justice Department, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Illinois Attorney
General's office. The complaint ... the maximum amount authorized by law, as well as actions by Midwest Generation to mitigate the adverse public health and environmental effects caused by the violations. "The excess illegal emissions resulting from the violations alleged in the complaint are sufficient to cause
...
18 Aug, 2008 1:36 pm
... s Gary property. That will end soon. The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency ordered U.S. Steel to come up with a plan to remove the waste about 30 years ago. ... . Steel has submitted a $4.3 million
closure plan to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, which is up for public comment until Sept. 11. If IDEM ... the sludge would
be transported off-site to a hazardous waste treatment or storage facility. "U.S. Steel is currently not aware of a commercially available cost-effective solution ...
4 Feb 9:22 pm
... and operating modern pollution control equipment, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today. The complaint alleges that for more than a decade, ... U.S.
District Court in Kansas City, Kan. # # # COAL: Protestors reignite dispute over Capitol Power Plant (02/05/2009)Robin Bravender, E&E reporter A coalition of advocacy groups led by
veteran environmental activists are planning a massive sit-in on Capitol Hill next month to protest the continued burning ...
27 Feb 2:37 pm
... the meeting was on the Toxic Substances Control Act enacted in 1976. This act gave the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate chemicals. However, "the agency
has only required testing for some 200 of the more 82,000 ... in 1989 after gathering evidence about health risks for almost a decade. However, in 1991, a federal court blocked
EPA's effort, ruling that the agency failed to meet the legal hurdles outlines by the Act. Asbestos, known as carcinogen kills 8,000
Americans each ...
14 Dec, 2007 1:17 pm
... a victory lap on China, but will Congress be satisfied? All week the best and the brightest of the Bush administration's trade officials haggled with their Chinese
counterparts at the third meeting of the Strategic Economic Dialogue. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ... State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA), signed on Dec. 11, 2007.
Environmentally compliant exports/imports: Memorandum of understanding signed between the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) and China's AQSIQ. Food safety: ...
7 Jan 1:12 am
Recent reports claim that U.S. Steel is planning on spending $1.4 million in an attempt to treat water tainted by benzene. The decision involves building 11 wells ...
officials analyzed the soil and groundwater. Although neither U.S. Steel or U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials are sure about how much benzene was in the lake, the company ... any immediate risk,"
explains the project manager of the EPA, Tamara Ohl. "But it's high enough. Clearly, we don't want a situation where benzene is going ...
8 Jun 2:27 pm
Thirty-six companies allegedly responsible for hazardous contamination of soil and groundwater at the Breslube-Penn Superfund Site in Coraopolis, Pa., have agreed to cleanup up the
site, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today. According to the settlement filed in U.S. District Court in the Western
District of Pennsylvania, the companies [...]
24 Jun 10:32 pm
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Environmental Justice Resource Guide, a handbook for community organizers and decision-makers, is
now available from...
19 May 5:21 pm
... .S. governmental agency confirms what U.S. homeowners already knew: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tests of high-sulfur Chinese drywall have
confirmed differences between the ... two other organic compounds generally found in acrylic paint that were not detected in any U.S.-made wallboard, according to a news
release. "We now know there are ... This problem most definitely exists in New Orleans, Texas and the Gulf Coast so it's important that owners do not sit back and accept their
predicament. The ...
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