2020 Clean Water Act Conservation Toxic Substances Control Act 
Environment Next
AUGUST 4, 2020
The important take away is that state environmental compliance inspections of regulated facilities will occur as planned in 2020 and 2021, but may be delayed or performed remotely. It remains uncertain exactly how remote inspections will proceed and what techniques may be used to ensure their validity.
Clean Energy Law
JULY 16, 2019
Pursuant to court order, EPA must finalize this regulation by December 2, 2020. Per a court-ordered schedule, EPA must issue a notice of final decision regarding the Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution industry Section 108(b) requirements by December 2, 2020. [i] EPA’s Interpretation of Its Authority. What’s Next?
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Vermont Law
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act. commonly known as “Superfund,” because PFAS chemicals are not considered “hazardous substances” that trigger cleanup. The Clean Water Act has also proven ineffective because EPA does not require limits on PFAS discharges into streams or rivers.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 19, 2022
Outside of bird protection acts of the early 20 th century, protections for water, air and the atmosphere are a late 20 th -century development, created in the wake of Rachel Carson’s 1962 treatise on pesticides, Silent Spring. Trump is out of office, but he left behind a 6-3 conservative supermajority on the Supreme Court.
Arnold Porter
AUGUST 26, 2021
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. EPA Added Substances to Safer Chemical Ingredients List. Preliminary 2020 TRI Dataset Shows “Seemingly Limited” Scope for PFAS Reporting.
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
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. Wheeler, 2020 U.S. 22, 2020).]] The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act would be amended to include provisions regulating incineration of PFAS.
ESA
APRIL 5, 2021
The plan includes $10 billion to establish a Civilian Climate Corps, which would put young Americans to work conserving public lands and waters and advancing environmental justice. Legislative updates: Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) introduced the Global Amphibians Protection Act ( H.R. Meng’s resolution has 146 co-sponsors. 7 & 8).
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