Thursday, May 17, 2012
Vapor Intrusion

EPA Sees New Vapor Intrusion Pathway Reprioritizing Superfund Cleanups

EPA says its upcoming rule adding vapor intrusion from underground sources of contamination as a pathway for determining whether a site should be placed on the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) is likely to reprioritize its cleanup program toward those sites because they may pose a higher risk than other sites without such pathways.

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EPA Simulates CO2 Cap

EPA has created a computer simulation that shows potential high costs and significant power generation losses from some options for meeting a carbon dioxide emissions cap . . .

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Environmental policy decisions and proposals affecting operations at military bases, DOE labs and more.

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States Warn EPA's Avenal Exemption Undermines GHG Permitting Takeover

Texas and Wyoming are warning that EPA's policy exempting the proposed Avenal natural gas power plant from greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements undermines the agency's takeover of GHG permitting in the two states, saying it shows EPA's claim that it had no choice but to impose GHG permitting on the states is false.

GOP Senators Charge Planned EPA Fracking Study Exceeds Statutory Scope

Senate Republicans are questioning whether EPA's proposed study on the environmental and human health impacts of hydraulic fracturing could exceed the scope of Congress' mandate for the agency to assess drinking water impacts, saying the agency's attempt to assess emissions and equity impacts is beyond the scope of its authority.

EPA Slated To Clarify Narrow Scope Of Landmark Bristol Bay Mine Study

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is promising that the agency will restrict the scope of a hotly-anticipated watershed assessment of Bristol Bay, AK, to the potential impact of hard-rock mining in the area, responding to concerns from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) that the study could limit Alaska's ability to move forward with other projects near the bay.

EPA Elevates Internal Review Of Pesticide 'Inerts' Rule, Citing Complexity


EPA Scales Back Airport Deicing ELG In Favor Of Site-Specific Controls


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