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Activists See EPA Rule As Litmus Test Of Industry Support For TSCA Reform

Environmentalists say EPA's new proposal for industry to report more data on the volumes and uses of chemicals in commerce is a "litmus test" for industry's commitment to reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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States Seek EPA Help To Overcome Nonpoint Source Regulatory Hurdles

WHITEFIELD, NH -- State environmental regulators are urging EPA to work with them as “full partners” to develop new measures to regulate nonpoint sources of water pollution, saying there is no comprehensive approach for regulating nonpoint pollution even though it is the biggest water quality problem facing states.

State-EPA Group To Push For Stricter Federal Rules To Ease SIP Burden

 

California Offers Model For Easing EPA Takeover Of GHG Permits

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EPA Weighs Stricter Reviews To Consider Risks From New 'Systemic' Pesticides

EPA is considering new methods to ensure its pesticide assessments account for the chronic exposure risks posed by newer and more widely used class of "systemic" pesticides, which some fear may be contributing to the collapse of bee colonies, alarming an agriculture industry that relies on them to pollinate crops.

CRS Suggests New Waste Law Subtitle For EPA Regulation Of Coal Ash

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is suggesting that Congress add a new subtitle to federal waste law to give EPA enforcement authority over coal waste rules without declaring the waste hazardous and to regulate beneficial reuse of coal ash, a move that could resolve a fight over how EPA should regulate the waste.

Industry Warns EPA Emissions Transport Rule May Punish Cleaner Utilities

EPA's proposed cap-and-trade rule to cut power plant emissions will in some states unfairly disadvantage power companies that have already invested in pollution controls by awarding more emission credits to those utilities that have not installed controls, creating an inequity that may form the basis for a lawsuit over the rule, industry says.

Related Story: States, Health Advocates Press EPA To Tighten Clean Air Transport Rule

Columbia River Toxics Reduction Plan Eyed As Model For Other Watersheds


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President Obama has appointed an administrator for EPA Region IV -- the last agency region to get a permanent top official -- a move that could help address concerns that the lack of a regional . . .

EPA Warns Of Fracking Risk

EPA Region VIII officials and the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) have issued dire warnings to Wyoming residents about drinking water risks resulting from nearby natural gas hydraulic fracturing activities, citing recent . . .

States Back California Air Waiver

WHITEFIELD, NH -- The Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) has voiced its support for California’s Clean Air Act waiver to set strict limits on greenhouse gases (GHGs) and other air pollutants from vehicles, while urging Congress not to take any steps to limit that authority.

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