Latest funding is part of $1.5 billion investment through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to clean up brownfield sites, address legacy pollution, advance environmental justice, and spur economic revitalization
EPA announces approval of climate project in Frenchtown
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved a climate vulnerability assessment on the Smurfit-Stone Mill site in Frenchtown.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement arm intends to focus the Agency’s remediation and cost-recovery efforts under the federal Superfund law on manufacturers of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ...
To Conform with Recent Supreme Court Decision, EPA and Army Amend “Waters of the United States” Rule
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a final rule amending the 2023 definition of “waters of the United States” to conform with the recent Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA.
EPA Enforcement Will Focus On Climate Change and PFAS
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that climate change and PFAS will be a focus of investigation and enforcement in coming years.
EPA Seeks to Modify RCRA Standards for Managing Containers and Drums
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking with a focus on modifying the treatment and handling of “empty” containers and drums under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
EPA enforcement priorities include new focus on landfill methane, PFAS
The agency’s latest update to its National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives drew comments from industry trade groups as well as New York City about potential implications for waste operations.
EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) office responsible for protecting the public from toxic substances has changed how it defines PFAS for a second time since 2021, a move critics say they fear will exclude thousands of “forever chemicals” from regulation and largely benefit industry.
EPA Releases Initial Nationwide Monitoring Data on 29 PFAS and Lithium
irst of 12 sets of data to be released through 2026, this information further builds upon EPA actions to address PFAS in Drinking Water
EPA Announces Federal Enforcement Priorities to Protect Communities from Pollution
New priorities tackle modern challenges including climate change, PFAS, coal ash, air toxics, drinking water contamination, and chemical accidents, all with a focus on achieving environmental justice
EPA removing portion of Jackson Ceramix Site from list of nation’s most contaminated sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has deleted an eight-acre portion of the Jackson Ceramix Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL is a list of the nation’s most contaminated hazardous sites. Portions of sites can be removed from the NPL after investigations conclude that no further action is needed to address public health.
EPA exploring new measurement methods for PFAS in air
Taking place from 20th to 22nd September 2023 in sunny Barcelona, CEM 2023 will be our largest emissions monitoring event to date, with more exhibitors and presentations than ever!
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the update to its original cleanup plan for the Matlack, Inc. Superfund site in Woolwich Township, New Jersey. The update to the plan will address a newly discovered source of contamination at the site and will ensure a comprehensive and effective cleanup.
EPA Publishes Semiannual Agenda Previewing PFAS-Related Agency Actions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 27, 2023, published its Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, which is intended to update the public about the agency's plan to review, propose and issue regulations over the coming months.
EPA Revises Schedule for Anticipated CERCLA PFOA and PFOS Hazardous Substance Designation
In September 2022, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed to designate perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”),
Map shows Texas’ contaminated Superfund sites near you
More than 1,300 sites around the country are suspected of being so contaminated, hazardous or polluted — or at risk of becoming so polluted...
EPA Seeks Input on Expansion of the Safer Choice and Design for the Environment Programs
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a 45-day public comment period on a proposed expansion of its Safer Choice and potentially its Design for the Environment (DfE)
US EPA’s Environmental Justice Objectives on Trial
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) strategic plan for 2022–26, released in March 2022, added a new foundational principle to the...
Recent Supreme Court and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decisions may have significant implications for advancing environmental justice (EJ).
The Latest Chapter in the Saga of the ‘Waters of the United States’
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency interprets the term “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) and federal jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA)...
