Final Combustion Rules Scale Back Limits, Extend Compliance
EPA’s final combustion air rules for boilers and incinerators were issued on December 21. They include national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants for “major” source boilers and for...
View ArticleSolvent Contaminated Industrial Wipes Excluded from RCRA
The U.S. EPA has finalized a rule excluding disposable solvent-contaminated wipes from regulation as a hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”). The application of...
View ArticleHouse Approves Legislation Granting to States Greater Role in Site Cleanups
The House has approved a bill to modify the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act which, if enacted, grants to states a...
View ArticleEPA Finalizes Regulation Authorizing Use of Electronic Manifests
The EPA has finalized its rule authorizing the use of electronic manifests to track hazardous waste shipments under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Under the rule, the use of electronic...
View ArticleDiesel Exhaust Emissions not Subject to RCRA Regulation
On August 20, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the diesel emissions of two railyards were not subject to regulation under the Resource Recovery and Conservation Act (RCRA). The...
View ArticleEPA Plans to Increase Chemicals to be Monitored in CWA Permits
In response to a report of its Inspector General (IG), EPA has announced plans to require wastewater treatment plants to monitor additional chemical pollutants, and notify regulators when limits are...
View ArticleFederal Court: Manure From Dairy is Solid Waste Regulated by RCRA
In a first-time ruling, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington ruled in January that manure from a dairy is solid waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery...
View ArticleProposed Pharmaceutical Rule Receives Concerns, Some Praise
The comment period on EPA’s proposed Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals closed on December 24. Comments on the proposed rule raised several concerns, and lauded some of its...
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