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This Just In

EPA Grants California GHG Waiver

The EPA announced on Tuesday, June 30, 2009, it will now grant California's waiver request, enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards for new motor vehicles


EPA Releases NO2 Standard

 The proposed revisions would establish a one-hour NO2 standard at a level between 80 and 100 ppb, and retain the current annual average NO2 standard of 53 ppb.


DSW Definition Meeting Tomorrow

The EPA will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, June 30, to discuss possible revisions to the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW).


OSW No More

As of Thursday, June 25, 2009, the EPA's Office of Solid Waste is now the Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.


Nonferrous Foundry GACT Published

The EPA on Thursday, June 25, 2009, announced in the Federal Register that is will revise its area source category lists when issuing final "generally available control technologies," or "GACT" emission standards for new and existing sources.


Soup for the Environmental Justice Soul

The EPA's Justice Resource Guide, a handbook for community organizers and decision-makers, is now available from the EPA's Region 9 (Pacific Southwest) Environmental Justice Office.


EPA's New Math for Stationary Sources

The EPA on Wednesday, June 24, published a small correction in its Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources.


EPA Releases New CFC Exemption

On Wednesday, June 24, the EPA in the Federal Register released its latest version of the rule controlling exemptions for use of ozone-depleting chemicals.


National Assessment of Toxic Air Pollutants

The report assessed 180 air toxics plus diesel particulate matter from stationary sources of all sizes and from mobile sources such as cars, trucks, buses and construction equipment.


VOC Standards for Aerosol Coatings

The EPA on Tuesday amended its national volatile organic compound (VOC) emission standards for aerosol coatings, which establishes national reactivity-based emission standards for the aerosol coatings category under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act.


EPA Updates Contract Rule

The EPA on Tuesday will amend the EPA Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) to update policy, procedures and contract clauses, according to a release in the Federal Register.


First School Monitoring Data Released

The first round of results from the EPA's school monitoring initiative are online and available to the public.


Online NPDES Reporting

Regulatory entities may adopt a new online system that will enable regulated NPDES facilities to begin reporting discharge monitoring reports (DMRs) online.


SPCC Date Put Off Again

The rule amendment extends the dates by which the owner or operator of an SPCC-regulated facility or farm must prepare or amend and implement an SPCC plan to Nov. 10, 2010.


New Guidance for Acrolein and Phenol

The EPA on Wednesday, June 10, announced the availability of updated national recommended water quality criteria for the protection of human health for acrolein and phenol.


EPA Talking NESHAPs for Cement

The EPA announced Wednesday, June 10, it is extending the public comment deadline to Sept. 4, 2009 on a proposal to slash mercury emissions and other pollutants from Portland cement kilns


GAO: IRIS Program is Back on Track Under Obama

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is happier with the EPA's efforts on behalf of that agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database.


Reviewers Wanted for ANSI/HI Standard

The Hydraulic Institute (HI), Parsippany, N.J., under the approval of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), announced Tuesday, June 9, that it is seeking qualified individuals in North America to participate in the review process for the draft of updated Standard ANSI/HI 9.6.3, Rotodynamic Pumps for Allowable Operating Region.


Public Comment Period Extended for PM

The deadline to submit public comments on the proposal is now June 29, 2009


TRI Deadline Looms

The deadline for reporting 2008 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data is July 1, 2009.


Continuous Test Methods Updated

On May 22, 2008, the EPA published a final rule in the Federal Register that made technical corrections to five test methods. Inadvertent printing errors were made in the publication. Text insertions were misplaced, duplicate insertions were made, and the definition for system bias was inadvertently revised. On Friday, the agency re-released the test method changes, with corrections.


EPA to Review NSR Plans for Fine Particles

The grandfather clause in the proposed PM2.5 standards is going to get another look-see before the rule goes into effect, the EPA announced Monday in the Federal Register.


NESHAPs for Painting Industry Proposed

The EPA on Monday proposed a new set of national emission standards for control of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) for the Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing area source category.























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