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EPA Will Not Require Financial Assurances From Electric Power Sector

Clean Energy Law

EPA’s first rulemaking under Section 108(b), for the Hardrock Mining sector, was not completed until 2018, so minimal precedent exists under Section 108(b). Moreover, pending litigation challenging EPA’s 2018 findings creates uncertainty regarding how a court will view EPA’s authority under this provision. What’s Next?

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Environmental Law: Government and Public Policy Towards the Environment

Environmental Science

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) : Set up by the EPA to determine standards for clean water (part of the Clean Water Act). It prohibits the discharge of polluting chemicals into US waters unless a special permit is granted. Title III of the Act created EPCRA (see above).

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The Chemical Compound—May 2021

Arnold Porter

Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various government agencies and potential litigants. 19, 2021); OTNE Consortium, Request for Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Octahydro-Tetramethyl-Naphthalenyl-Ethanone Chemical Category (Nov.

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Eight Important Updates About Recent PFAS Regulatory Developments

Arnold Porter

In the final days of the Trump Administration, EPA issued final determinations to regulate PFOA and PFOS in drinking water under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), a process the Agency started in 2018. In addition, EPA requested nominations for the next CCL in 2018 but has not published the final.

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Special Policy News #6: The Transition

ESA

Former EPA administrator Andrew Wheeler suddenly disbanded two advisory panels to the CASAC in 2018. However, the SAB repeatedly came out in opposition to major Trump administration rules, including the ‘Transparency in Science’ rule and the Trump administration revisions to the Waters of the U.S. Comments are due Apr. Justice Dept.

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