In the November 16, 2017 Federal Register the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule establishing initial air quality designations for most areas of the United States, including most…
On November 16, 2017, EPA and the US Army Corps of Engineers announced that they are proposing to amend the effective date of the 2015 “waters of the United States”…
A notice was published in the November 3, 2017 Federal Register regarding the availability of the EPA’s October 25, 2017 report entitled “Final Report on Review of Agency Actions That…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released an August 17, 2017 letter it wrote to Mr. Todd Schlekeway, the Executive Director of the National Association of Tower Erectors…
In the October 19, 2017 Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a direct final rule for Significant New Use Rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)…
On October 16, 2017, EPA Director Scott Pruitt issued a memo and directive to end the practice referred to as “sue and settle.” Director Pruitt referred to the practice as…
In the October 16, 2017 Federal Register, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) formally published its proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan (CPP), more formally known as the Carbon Pollution…
In a memorandum to its Regional Administrators, OSHA stated that it will begin to fully enforce the silica in construction standard. The rule became effective September 23, 2017, but OSHA…
OSHA released a letter dated May 31, 2017 that was written in response to a letter it received in which a company asked whether 29 C.F.R. 1917.112 (guarding of edges…
In the October 13, 2017 Federal Register, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice announcing its approval of a change to Nevada’s Occupational Safety and Health State…