On February 8, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed two regulations that would add nine per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS") to the list of Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") "hazardous constituents" and broaden the definition of "hazardous waste" ...
ByTrevor Fugita|April 26, 2024 Yesterday, April 25th, the EPA unveiled their final carbon pollution standards for power plants. At a high level, the regulations will require existing coal-fired power plants that run more than 40% of the time and new natural gas-fired power plants that plan...
Policy alert EPA finalizes four new power sector regulations The United States Environmental Protection Agency has finalized four new rules that will require significant investment by power plant owners and operators. Whether this investment takes the form of new pollution controls, carbon capture and ...
Updatedasbestos regulationsmay help reduce exposure risks. Asbestos exposure can lead to cancers like mesothelioma andlung cancer. Protecting the health of U.S. citizens is one of the EPA’s top functions. *Image Attribution:Environmental Protection Agencybydave_7from Lethbridge, Canada,CC BY-SA 2....
The EPA on Thursday announced a series of actions to address pollution from fossil fuel power generators, including a final rule for existing coal-fired and new natural gas-fired plants that will eventually require them to ...
Over the next couple of decades, seven new and pending U.S. EPAnclean air, water and other regulations could saddle the power sectornwith more than $200 billion in new costs, according to projections inna new report by NERA Economic Consulting.Jonathan CrawfordSNL Energy Coal Report...
Under the new regulations, annual exposure to fine particulate pollution must be limited to 9 μg/m3 (micrograms per cubic meter of air), down from the current limit of 12. According to the EPA, the new limit, when fully implemented, could prevent up to 4,500 premature deaths and 290,...
美国环境保护署 (EPA) 已经敲定了对联邦空气质量细烟尘标准的关键更新,这是朝着减少致命的空气污染迈出的一步,该污染已经酝酿了十多年。 The standards, announced Wednesday, are one of several important finalized regulations coming from EPA this year focused on both improving air quality and cutting down ...
New EPA hazardous substances regulations expands requirements for facilities storing hazardous substances to prepare a Facility Response Plan
of the Final Rule’s publication, (2) have fired any coal in the five years prior to the Final Rule’s publication, or (3) will fire any coal between the Final Rule’s publication and January 1, 2030. State plans are due to EPA within two years of the...