By Andrew H. Perellis, Patrick D. Joyce, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: For companies in the freight industry, if sustainability is important at your company or to its board of directors, then you may wish to investigate the EPA’s updated Smartway program, with its new resources and tools.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay program has recently
Continue Reading EPA Updates and Republishes SmartWay Freight Transportation Sustainability Program
By Andrew H. Perellis and Craig B. Simonsen
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has just signed a proposed rule to update the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for petroleum refineries to “protect neighborhoods located near refineries.”
According to the Administrator, “this proposal will help us accomplish our goal of making a visible difference in the health and the environment of communities
Continue Reading EPA Proposes Major Changes for Petroleum Refinery Facilities Air Pollution Standards
By Philip L. Comella
Ending, for the time being, a fiercely contested rulemaking in which even the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board weighed in, the Illinois Pollution Control Board on August 23, 2012 issued its Final Rule changing the standards for Clean Construction or Demolition Debris (CCDD) Fill Operations. The heart of the controversy in this rulemaking was whether the Board
Continue Reading No Groundwater Monitoring for Clean Construction and Soil Fill Operations
On January 9, 2011 U.S. EPA (EPA) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule for revisions to air testing methods and procedures specified under the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) regulations, the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS). 77 FR 1130 (January 9, 2012). EPA will be
Continue Reading Proposed Revisions to Air Testing Methods and Air Monitoring Specifications