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In its Fall 2017 Regulatory Agenda, the EPA included upcoming actions it plans to take to update and amend several Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) contaminant-testing procedures, each involving flash point levels used to make hazardous waste determinations.
As the EPA continues on its path toward repealing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), the Agency is also beginning to build a foundation for issuing a new rule to regulate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from existing coal-fired power plants. As part of that process, the Agency has issued an advanced notice of […]
The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has said that it wants to reconsider, revise, or remove provisions of the Improved Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses final rule—one of the reasons the requirements have been delayed. The recently released fall 2017 Unified Regulatory Agenda provides some insight into what we should expect from […]
October 2018 is the final deadline for complying with the remaining requirements of the federal 2015 underground storage tank (UST) amendments. If you are not already in compliance with these amendments, it is time to start preparing. Today we will look at the operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements for which you must conduct the first […]
The second of three compliance dates for the revised refrigerant management regulations under 40 CFR 82 is quickly approaching. Do you know how the new requirements going into effect on January 1, 2018, will impact your organization’s reliance on certified refrigerant technicians?
As we noted in yesterday’s Advisor, October 13, 2018, is the final deadline for complying with the remaining requirements of the federal 2015 underground storage tank (UST) amendments. If you are not already in compliance with these amendments, it is time to start preparing. Today we will look at the groundwater and vapor monitoring site […]
October 2018 is the final deadline for complying with the remaining requirements of the federal 2015 underground storage tank (UST) amendments. If you are not already in compliance with these amendments, it is time to start preparing. Today we will look at the status of state adoption of the 2015 UST amendments and the training […]
After several extensions of the effective date, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) revisions to the Certification of Pesticide Applicators rule will take effect on May 22, 2018. The new regulations will impact approximately 1 million certified pesticide applicators across the country who use restricted use pesticides (RUPs), including commercial applicators and private applicators, such […]
On Monday, President Donald Trump issued two proclamations “modifying” the boundaries of two national monuments in Utah: Bears Ears National Monument (BENM) and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM). Under the proclamations, the area in the BENM protected under the federal 1906 Antiquities Act will be reduced by 85 percent from 1.35 million acres to 201,876 […]
The EPA announced that it has determined that a revision of the current small business size standards under a section of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is warranted. Although the Agency does not indicate how the standards will change, it does state that based on current economic conditions, the levels used to define a […]