Law and Environment
APRIL 5, 2024
Massachusetts has become the first state to require analysis of cumulative impacts for certain air quality permits in or near communities with environmental justice (EJ) populations. These regulations are now in effect and apply to permit applications filed with MassDEP on or after July 1, 2024.
PA Environment Daily
APRIL 26, 2024
The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the April 27 PA Bulletin announcing the availability of the Land Application of Manure Supplement to the Manure Management for Environmental Protection Manual. [
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Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 21, 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is charged with the Herculean and crucial task of assessing which chemicals are innocuous and which ones need to be banned or restricted because they pose a threat to our health or the environment. Fortunately, EPA has begun a slow pivot toward assessing multiple chemicals at once.
Legal Planet
AUGUST 22, 2023
States and local air quality regulators have the legal authority to set particulate matter (PM), ozone, and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions standards and adopt regulations for these pollutants when they are already in attainment of the national ambient air quality standards ( NAAQS ) set by the U.S.
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 26, 2022
Groundwater regulation, legal rights to clean water, and spending measures highlight this election cycle. Voters in parts of Cochise and Graham counties will decide whether to join the state’s more populated districts and regulate groundwater extraction. Local Regulation. Photo © Keith Schneider / Circle of Blue. State Spending.
Nanotech
MARCH 29, 2024
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report on March 22, 2024, on “Gene-Edited Plants: Regulation and Issues for Congress.” Gene-edited plants are regulated under the U.S. Coordinated Framework for Regulation of Biotechnology, which coordinates how the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S.
Environmental News Bits
MARCH 20, 2024
“Industry hybrid regulation: Exploring a model for business-driven circular economy.” link] Abstract Government is often seen as the arbiter for environmental protection. Alternatively, firms can volunteer to proactively take collective action toward sustainability, called industry self-regulation.
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