On August 7, 2017, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to amend the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (OSWRO) to…
On July 13, 2017 the Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection submitted its proposed amendments of multiple sections of the state’s hazardous waste regulations to the state’s Legislative Review Committee (LRC).…
On July 12, 2017 the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality adopted multiple modifications to its hazardous waste regulations. The purpose of these adoptions are to ensure consistency with the federal…
On July 28, 2017 the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (OSHA) proposed new permissible exposure limits (PELs) for Benzyl Chloride. The regulation of Benzyl Chloride is found in…
On July 7, 2017, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down two parts of EPA’s 2015 Final Rule on Recycling and Reclamation of hazardous secondary…
In the July 27, 2017 Federal Register the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published both a direct final rule and proposed rule amending 40 CFR 63 Subpart NNN, National Emission Standards…
In the July 27, 2017 Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army issued their proposed rule to begin the two-step process to review and…
In the July 26, 2017 issue of the Federal Register the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) requested comments on issues under consideration during the 51st and 52nd sessions of the…
On July 25, 2017 California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed the renewal of the state’s cap and trade greenhouse gas legislation passed by the state’s legislature last week. AB 398 extends…
On July 17, 2017 the North Carolina Department of Labor published notification that it has adopted multiple new federal OSHA standards. These changes will update the North Carolina Administrative Code…