Category — Environmental News

On October 14, 2011, EPA’s proposed “technical adjustments” to the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) was published in the Federal Register starting the 30-day clock for submitting comments.  Specifically, all comments to the proposed rule must be received by EPA on or before November 14, 2011 unless a public hearing is requested in which event comments must be received by November 28, 2011. [Read more →]

On October 12, 2011, EPA issued a notice of data availability (“NODA”) seeking comment on information obtained by EPA in connection with their proposed rule: Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of Special Wastes; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities (“2010 Proposed Rule”). [Read more →]

On October 6, 2011, the EPA proposed what it is referring to as “technical adjustments” to the final Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”).  According to the EPA, the adjustments are needed to correct errors made in certain unit specific modeling assumptions and to smooth the transition from the Clean Air Interstate Rule (“CAIR”) to CSAPR.  A summary of the proposed adjustments is as follows: [Read more →]

The House of Representatives on Friday passed H.R. 2401, the Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act (“TRAIN Act”).  The Act establishes an interagency federal panel to assess the cumulative impact of various EPA regulations and requires that the panel issue its report by next August.  The bill prevents EPA from proceeding with its recently promulgated Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (“CSAPR”) and finalizing its proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (“MATS”) rule. [Read more →]

On September 19, 2011, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) wrote a letter to Federal Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or the “Commission”) Chairman Jon Wellinghoff requesting that he clarify the Commission’s plans to address threats to the nation’s bulk power system as a result of the pending Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) regulations.  Senator Murkowski’s September 19th letter builds upon the issues identified in her May 17, 2011 letter, and addresses the August 1, 2011 response of Chairman Wellinghoff. [Read more →]