Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The flares from the refinery burned so bright after Hurricane Ida in 2021 that they could be seen 25 miles away. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. Seven workers were killed in a 1988 explosion at the refinery.

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Corp Watch

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The flares from the refinery burned so bright after Hurricane Ida in 2021 that they could be seen 25 miles away. Shell is the major operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands project in Alberta, whose waste ponds are some of the biggest human-made structures on Earth. Seven workers were killed in a 1988 explosion at the refinery.

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Corp Watch

JANUARY 17, 2024

The company first attracted global attention when it was caught dumping 3,000 tons of toxic mercury-laden waste in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, that originated at a PVC plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. A court ultimately revoked the company’s air permits in September 2022, in a major victory for environmental justice activists.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 5, 2023

“PHMSA has a powerful opportunity to protect communities across the country, including those disproportionately impacted by polluting infrastructure, while delivering on the administration’s climate goals,” added Murphy. All while creating jobs and stopping wasteful emissions.”

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Capaccio

JUNE 14, 2022

The EPA Council of PFAS was established in April 2021 and tasked to develop an agency-wide strategy to address PFAS. The Biden-Harris administration’s Plan to Combat PFAS Pollution was published in October 2021. In October 2021, the EPA announced the PFAS Strategic Roadmap of current and planned activities in 2021-2024.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Cuyahoga fire, along with a major oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara that same year, galvanized national attention and led to the first Earth Day, a slew of new air and water protection laws, and the creation of new federal departments to administer them, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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E2 Law Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

After all, New York’s air permitting regime is based on health-based emissions standards derived from the federal Clean Air Act. The same goes for New York’s clean water regulations, which in some ways go beyond the dictates of the federal Clean Water Act. July 21, 2021). Comm’n , 83 A.3d

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Arnold Porter

AUGUST 26, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. 6, 2021).]] July 23, 2021).]] Regan, No. 1:20-cv-00762 (D.D.C.

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Law Columbia

JUNE 8, 2021

May 17, 2021). May 24, 2021); Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) May 24, 2021); Shell Oil Products Co., May 24, 2021). June 2, 2021). The fossil fuel companies removed the case in March 2021, citing five grounds for removal, including the federal officer removal statute. May 19, 2021). June 3, 2021).

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Law Columbia

MAY 7, 2021

The first petition was filed by West Virginia and 18 other states that had intervened to defend the repeal and replacement rule, known as the Affordable Clean Energy rule. EPA’s response to the petitions is due June 3, 2021. 29, 2021); North American Coal Corp. West Virginia v. 20-1530 (U.S. 20-1531 (U.S. WildEarth Guardians v.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency announced it is strengthening its proposed standards to cut methane and other harmful air pollution. If finalized, these critical, commonsense standards will protect workers and communities, maintain and create high-quality, union-friendly jobs, and promote U.S.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. 22, 2021).]] 23, 2021).]] 10, 2021); see also Envtl.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The November 30 meeting was made necessary by a letter sent by Republicans on the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee to the IRRC on November 14 disapproving the regulation. Environmental Protection Agency deadline to finalize the regulation, so DEP had to move to the emergency rulemaking procedure.

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

This includes emerging contaminants as well as substances identified by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for prioritization, risk evaluation, or regulation. 6, 2021).]] 20, 2021).]] 19, 2021).]] 11, 2021).]]

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Arnold Porter

JUNE 2, 2021

In the months since our 2020 update on federal actions affecting per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has continued to take action on its PFAS Action Plan. On January 15, 2021, EPA released a toxicity assessment for perfluorobutane sulfonic acid (PFBS).

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Law Columbia

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Agency , the Supreme Court formally announced its embrace of the MQD, holding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) did not have authority to issue a greenhouse gas emissions rule that shifted electricity generation away from coal. Env’t Prot. In a case before the D.C. Circuit, Texas v.

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