The Truck Industry’s Decades-long War on Stronger Pollution Controls
Union of Concerned Scientists
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The EPA is under extreme pressure from industry to propose an absurdly ineffective standard for trucks.
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SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Sewage: You Can’t Make This Sh** Up
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 26, 2025
Panoramic of Ocean Beach in San Francisco, downwind of the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant. For example, the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant may be protected by a future $175 million sea wall approved last year by Californias Coastal Commission.
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Illinois Pollution Control Board proposes universal waste rules for hazardous waste paints
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 15, 2025
Public … Continue reading Illinois Pollution Control Board proposes universal waste rules for hazardous waste paints This rulemaking was initiated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to comply with Public Act 103-887, which took effect on January 1, 2025.
NEPA in the Supreme Court (Part II)
Legal Planet
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Or suppose BLM is deciding whether to approve a private project on its land that will produce a lot of air pollution. The emissions may require a permit from EPA as a major source, but EPA has authority over the facility’s pollution control system rather than whether it should be built.
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President's Proposed Budget Cuts Will 'Incapacitate’ State Environmental Programs - $120+ Million At Risk In DEP’s Budget; Drinking Water, Wastewater Infrastructure Funding Cut 89%
PA Environment Daily
MAY 9, 2025
The Environmental Council of the States and the Environmental Protection Network reported this week the President's Budget Request issued on May 2 would cut over $1 billion going to states to administer federal pollution control and permitting programs, eliminating 16 of the 19 categorial state grants.
DEP Sets March 11 Environmental Justice Office Hearing On Air Quality Permit For New Pollution Control Devices At Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant In Washington County
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
The Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a March 11 hearing on a proposed Air Quality Plan Approval permit covering new air pollution control equipment to be installed at the Harmon Creek Natural Gas Processing Plant in Smith Township, Washington County. (
Minnesota Shows Progress Towards Climate Targets Despite Rise in Methane Emissions
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
A new report released by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) shows that the state is moving toward its climate targets, although agriculture remains a large contributor of greenhouse gas emissions.
Environmental Groups File Notice Of Intent To Sue The Shell Petrochemical Plant In Beaver County For Air Pollution Violations: Similar Action In 2023 Resulted In $10 Million Settlement
PA Environment Daily
OCTOBER 31, 2024
and nitrogen oxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air Pollution Control Act and the plant's permit. "As On October 23, 2024, the Clean Air Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5)
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Minnesota Needs Environmental Protections for Cumulative Impacts. Your State Does Too.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MARCH 16, 2023
Should it become statute, this bill would give additional regulatory authority to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (the state regulatory agency) to limit or deny an environmental permit if the proposal would result in significant additions to the cumulative environmental and public health stressors around the facility.
National Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program – Basic Training
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 10, 2021
The Section 319 program is an essential source of support for state, territorial and tribal efforts to control NPS pollution, the prevailing cause of… Read more → This training module, developed by U.S.
Understanding the dynamics of microplastics transport in urban stormwater runoff: Implications for pollution control and management
Environmental News Bits
JULY 17, 2024
Understanding the dynamics of microplastics transport in urban stormwater runoff: Implications for pollution control and management. Environmental Pollution, 356, 124302. Beheshtimaal, A., Alamdari, N., Kamali, M., & Salehi, M.
MPCA Will Postpone January 1, 2026, Reporting Deadline On Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS
Nanotech
JUNE 27, 2025
This week the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) posted Parts One and Two of its response to pre-hearing and hearing comments. Part One states that 67 commenters submitted written comments on the April 2025 proposed rule. During the May 22, 2025, hearing on the proposed rule, 11 stakeholders presented verbal testimony.
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What’s Been Killing U.S. Coal?
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2023
Regulation may have made a difference, since coal requires more extensive pollution controls than competing fuels. Coal began to really plunge in 2012, three years before Obama’s Clean Power Plan was issued. But this could only have a contributing factor. Probably the most obvious cause was fracking.
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Happy 50th Anniversary, Federal Clean Water Act
Legal Planet
OCTOBER 18, 2022
That’s primarily due to two key features of the CWA: first, a nationwide permit system designed to mandate aggressive application of pollution control technology to limit pollution from “point sources” such as factories and power plants.
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Eleven Chemical Plants in China and One in the U.S. Emit a Climate Super-Pollutant Called Nitrous Oxide That’s 273 Times More Potent Than Carbon Dioxide
Inside Climate News
MAY 1, 2023
Proven, low-cost pollution controls could quickly curb those emissions, but neither China nor the U.S. require abatement measures used by other plants around the world.
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MPCA Recommends Exempting until 2032 Intentionally Added PFAS in Electronic or Other Internal Components within the 11 Product Categories Prohibiting PFAS in 2025
Nanotech
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has posted a January 2025 report to the legislature regarding recommendations for products containing lead, cadmium, and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
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Minnesota Study Uncovers Staggering Costs of PFAS Water Cleanup
Environment + Energy Leader
JUNE 9, 2023
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency MPCA estimates that removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from wastewater streams in Minnesota would cost between $14 billion and $28 billion over the span of 20 years.
DOJ Gets Off Its Moral High Horse: Ameren Missouri Will Close Early
Law and Environment
MARCH 8, 2022
Ameren Missouri submitted to the Court a proposal to shut Rush Island early rather than install expensive pollution control equipment. . In January, I noted that Ameren Missouri had surrendered in its defense of the NSR enforcement action brought by DOJ with respect to the Rush Island generating facility. None of this was really news.
Shell Falcon Pipeline LP Pleads No Contest To Criminal Charges For Violating The State Clean Streams Law In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties; Will Pay $300,000 In Penalties
PA Environment Daily
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
and nitrogen oxides in violation of the federal Clean Air Act, the state Air Pollution Control Act and the plant's permit. On October 2024, the Clean Air Council and the Environment Integrity Project filed a notice of intent to sue the Shell Petrochemical Plant in Beaver County for emitting particulate matter (PM 2.5) Read more here.
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DEP: Southwestern Energy Prod Co. Failed To Comply With Act 2 Cleanup Standards At The Greenzweig Shale Gas Wastewater Impoundment In Bradford County After 5 Years
PA Environment Daily
FEBRUARY 9, 2025
11 DEP Citizens Advisory Council Meeting On Radical Transparency [PaEN] -- DEP: Southwestern Energy Prod Co.
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Comments on Minnesota’s Proposed Rule for Reporting Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Are Due May 21, 2025
Nanotech
APRIL 22, 2025
Written comments on the proposed rule are due May 21, 2025, at 4:30 p.m.
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Help Wanted: Armstrong Conservation District Erosion & Sediment Pollution Control Technician
PA Environment Daily
AUGUST 5, 2021
The Armstrong County Conservation District is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control Technician. The person in this position will have an array of technical duties related to administration of the Chapter 102-Erosion and Sediment Pollution Control program.
Minnesota Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed PFAS Reporting Rule as Entities Voice Concerns about Compliance with Deadlines and Due Diligence Standards
Nanotech
MAY 29, 2025
On May 22, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) held a public hearing on its Proposed Permanent Rules Relating to PFAS in Products; Reporting and Fees (proposed rule). Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Jim Mortenson facilitated the hearing, which had more than 100 participants in attendance.
BP refinery hit with $40 million fine, agrees to spend $200 million on pollution control
Environmental News Bits
MAY 19, 2023
BP agreed to pay a $40 million penalty and spend almost $200 million on environmental controls to settle government allegations that the company released excessive toxic chemicals at its Whiting, Indiana, oil refinery on Lake Michigan.
(Mis)Estimating Regulatory Costs
Legal Planet
MARCH 21, 2022
Second, the agency needs information about the costs of facility-by-facility changes, such as shifts in how often facilities are used, their fuel consumption, and how pollution controls were actually operated.
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Environmental News Bits
JUNE 10, 2025
HFC-23 emissions from chemical plants in eastern China and elsewhere likely violate an international climate agreement despite readily available pollution controls. Read the full story at Inside Climate News. Advocates are pressing for action.
Mountain Watershed Association Files EHB Appeal Of DEP's Approval Of The 1,452 Acre Expansion of the Rustic Ridge #1 Coal Mine In Fayette, Westmoreland Counties
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 30, 2025
Critical concerns raised in the appeal include: -- Potential Water Depletion & Flow Alterations: Concerns exist that mining activities could change underground water movement, potentially affecting groundwater flow to local streams and water supplies. -- Concerns Regarding Pollution Control Measures: MWA raises questions about the sufficiency of (..)
The Chemical Lobby Wants to Weaken Pollution Controls on Cancer-Causing Chemicals
NRDC
FEBRUARY 7, 2025
Its agenda puts Americans' health at risk.
EPA and DOJ Claim eBay Unlawfully Sold Pesticides, Banned Chemical Products, and Devices That Defeat Pollution Controls on Motor Vehicles
Nanotech
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
(eBay) “for unlawfully selling, offering for sale, causing the sale of, and distributing hundreds of thousands of products” in violation of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council Win Record $42 Million Air Pollution Settlement Covering 3 US Steel Facilities In The Mon Valley, Pittsburgh
PA Environment Daily
JANUARY 26, 2024
This historic announcement shows that we will not sit by while illegal air pollution rains down on nearby communities and the Pennsylvanians who live in them." The settlement also includes approximately $37 million worth of pollution control and plant reliability upgrades to prevent future breakdowns of essential pollution control systems.
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EPA’s Power Plant Carbon Rules Are Critical—and Complex. Here’s What to Know, and What to Watch.
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 20, 2023
Specifically, while the Court did not ultimately rule out all possible interventions beyond direct pollution controls at individual sources, it did make clear that direct pollution controls were the clearest course, meaning that moving forward, EPA is likely to devise BSER based on things that can be applied “at or to” a polluting facility.
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‘How come I can’t breathe?’: Musk’s data company draws a backlash in Memphis
Environmental News Bits
MAY 7, 2025
Elon Musks artificial intelligence company is belching smog-forming pollution into an area of South Memphis that already leads the state in emergency department visits for asthma. None of the 35 methane gas turbines that help power xAIs massive supercomputer is equipped with pollution controls typically required by federal rules.
Ohio EPA Division of Air Pollution Control hosts Program Advisory Group Meeting
Vorys Law
JANUARY 26, 2021
On January 20, 2021, the Ohio EPA’s Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) hosted a “Program Advisory Group” (PAG) meeting via Microsoft Teams to inform interested stakeholders of recent and upcoming DAPC activities.
Danger Season Underscores Need for Strong EPA Power Plant Carbon Standards
Union of Concerned Scientists
JULY 31, 2023
The agency is constrained in the approaches it can use to set these standards due to a 2022 Supreme Court ruling, West Virginia vs. EPA , which largely limited the EPA to pollution controls that can be directly incorporated at power plants.
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DOJ Doesn’t Know How to Declare Victory
Law and Environment
JANUARY 13, 2022
According to Inside EPA (subscription required), the Department of Justice (and the Sierra Club) have opposed Ameren’s Missouri’s motion to allow it to close its Rush Island generating facility early, rather than install otherwise required pollution control equipment. Like Tevye in A Fiddler on the Roof, I’ll tell you. . I don’t know.
7 Things to Know About Burning Hydrogen in Gas Plants: An H2 FAQ
Union of Concerned Scientists
APRIL 3, 2025
Keeping the NO x from adding to the pollution burden of the surrounding community would require changes in operation or pollution controls. A plant cofiring with 30% hydrogen, for example, could generate around 17% more NO x than the plant being fueled with only gas. More water use Hydrogen production consumes water.
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159 RECLAIMING POLLUTED WATER: CAPACITIVE DESALINATION
Cleannovate
JUNE 28, 2021
Among the pollutants of concern, metals and dissolved industrial chemicals are significant. Though several treatment strategies have been used before, efficiency of pollutant removal still has a long way to go. Desalination involves the removal of dissolved pollutants from water. CONCLUSION.
Boston Promulgates BERDO “Phase I” Regulations: Emissions Standards For Buildings Are Coming Soon
Law and Environment
MARCH 22, 2022
The Boston Air Pollution Control Commission has formally adopted its “Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance Phase 1 Regulations.” The Phase 1 regulations are really all about the “disclosure” side of BERDO.
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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay
Circle of Blue
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The Clean Water Act, a landmark federal pollution control law passed in 1972, cleaned up American waterways once fouled by industrial waste. That means establishing pollution control limits on chemicals as soon as they’re approved for use. It’s frustrating,” he said. But you know, like, this is the world we live in.”
Shell Petrochemical Plant Asks DEP To Classify Chemical Makeup, Flow Rate Of Gases Going To Be Burned Off By Flares, Air Pollution Sources, Control Equipment Operating At The Plant Confidential Business Information
PA Environment Daily
JULY 24, 2024
On April 12, 2024, the Shell Petrochemical Plant requested the Department of Environmental Protection to classify the composition and flow rate of gases going to be burned off at flares and the air pollution sources and pollution control equipment operating at the Beaver County facility confidential business information.
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Boston Regulates Building GHG Emissions: The Next Few Years Will Be Very Interesting
Law and Environment
SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
The Air Pollution Control Commission has authority to suspend some or all of the requirements of BERDO 2.0 Use of Renewable Energy Certificates as a compliance mechanism. An alternative compliance payment provision – the initial cost will be set at $234/ton of CO2!
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Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp., Louisiana, will spend more than $10 million on pollution controls to address air, water, and hazardous waste violations at two petrochemical plants in Point Comfort, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La.
Corp Watch
OCTOBER 25, 2023
Louisiana, will spend more than $10 million on pollution controls to address air, water, and hazardous waste violations at two petrochemical plants in Point Comfort, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La. Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp., Texas, and Formosa Plastics Corp.,
U.C. Davis Law School to Host “Clean Water Act at 50” Conference
Legal Planet
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
The second keynote address will feature current U.S.E.P.A. Region IX Administrator Martha Guzman, who will discuss current challenges and opportunities under the CWA.
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FRESH, October 4, 2022: Carbon Dioxide Storage and Transport Emerges as Political Flashpoint
Circle of Blue
OCTOBER 4, 2022
Wisconsin faces difficulty enforcing pollution control from small farms. October 18, 2022: EPA’s Debra Shore at the Great Lakes Conference — register. October 28, 2022: Great Lakes Water Conference — register. Other News. Michigan may soon begin restoring the Grand River Rapids.
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