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The Energy Law Blog
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent decision to grant Louisiana primacy over Class VI injection wells. Louisiana is one of only three states with primacy, the EPA is responsible for permitting in the remaining states. Environmental groups are asking the federal appellate courts to vacate the U.S.
The Energy Law Blog
DECEMBER 28, 2023
The EPA is the primary enforcement authority for permitting Class VI wells under the SDWA UIC program, but that authority can be transferred to a state agency if the state requests primacy. For further questions regarding this topic, contact Liskow attorneys Jeff Lieberman and Neil Abramson or visit our CCS practice page.
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Circle of Blue
APRIL 24, 2023
The Rundown Under a proposed settlement, the EPA will scrutinize Pennsylvania’s water pollution in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. And lastly, the EPA establishes that water and wastewater are eligible categories for billions in federal funding to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. “We
The Energy Law Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
On October 18, 2023, the EPA published a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“SNPR”) regarding incidental discharges from vessels, proposing national performance standards under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (“VIDA”). Coast Guard (“USCG”) to develop corresponding regulations to enforce compliance with the EPA’s standards.
The Energy Law Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2023
On December 7, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) disapproved the state implementation plan (SIP) revisions for the Baton Rouge ozone nonattainment area that Louisiana set forth in response to EPA’s 2015 SIP Call rule. EPA reasoned that the work practice standards were replacements for automatic waivers during SSM periods.
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AUGUST 29, 2022
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that registration was open for the 2022 Conference on the State of the Science on Development and Use of New Approach Methods (NAM) for Chemical Safety Testing. EPA asks that attendees register for the NAMs conference before October 7, 2022. On August 25, 2022, the U.S.
The Energy Law Blog
JANUARY 2, 2024
EPA decision redefining waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) to end a ten-year conflict between the U.S. The Fifth Circuit did not defer to the EPA and USACE’s amended WOTUS rule, instead relying entirely on the Sackett decision. On December 18, 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the U.S.
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