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The EPA is preparing to release strict new proposed federal emissions standards for light-duty vehicles.
Oil-and-gas industry divided over regulations to curb leaks from wells and storage tanks
ASTM International revised Standard Practice E1527-21 with requirements for environmental professionals preparing Phase I site assessments to satisfy All Appropriate Inquires Rule to assert Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser protection to liability for property owners CERCLA.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 President Biden has pledged to review and reverse many Trump-era environmental policies, including numerous environmental rules. With Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, Congress and the President have the ability to invoke the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse certain of these Trump-era rules. The CRA is a 1996 statute that establishes a process by which Congress can overturn “major” rules issued by federal agencies. The CRA defines major rules as those that have an annual $100 million or greater effect on the economy. Under t...
© Getty Images On the same day the rule of law was violently assaulted on Capitol Hill, Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stealthily attacked the legal framework that federal agencies must use when they issue substantive regulations. Deploying an old tobacco industry trick, Trump’s EPA finalized a “transparency rule” that will limit use of scientific evidence about the human health risks of environmental pollutants. Worse, the EPA declared the rule effective immediately, claiming it was not subject to the delayed effective date or other rulemaking requirements of the ...