EPA Announces Intent to Regulate PFOA and PFOS Chemicals in Drinking Water
On February 20, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued preliminary determinations to regulate two perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) compounds in drinking water:...
View ArticleNew Administrative Petitions for Reconsideration on the RMP Reconsideration...
On February 18, 2020, a group of states and a national trade union filed separate petitions seeking administrative reconsideration of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA or Agency)...
View ArticleEPA Proposes to Revise Significant New Use Notification Requirements
On February 20, 2020, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a prepublication version of the agency’s supplemental significant new use rule (SNUR) on long-chain perfluoroalkyl...
View ArticleEPA Regulatory Guidance Database Goes Live
On February 28, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) online guidance database (available here) went live. EPA, along with other federal agencies, was required to make its guidance...
View ArticleBipartisan Energy Bill Hits the U.S. Senate
On February 28, 2020, Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced wide-ranging energy legislation that calls for enhanced energy efficiency and technological advancement. SB...
View ArticleThe EPA Responds to Coronavirus with List of Approved Disinfectant Products
On Tuesday, March 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of antimicrobial disinfectant products that are currently approved to make limited efficacy claims against...
View ArticleThe EPA Issues Final Rule on Inspections in Civil Cases
On March 2, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule providing the procedures for EPA inspections in civil cases. Specifically, the final rule lays out information about...
View ArticleFERC, NERC Provide Industry Guidance to Ensure Grid Reliability Amid...
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) announced yesterday they are taking steps to ensure that operators of the bulk electric...
View ArticleNew U.S. Department of Justice Guidance Ends Use of Supplemental...
On March 12, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) issued guidance ending its decades-long practice of permitting private defendants in civil...
View ArticleU.S. EPA Publishes Supplemental “Transparency in Science” Proposed Rule
On March 18, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking in its “Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science” rulemaking....
View ArticleEPA Narrows Scope of “Begin Actual Construction” Restriction Under New Source...
On March 25, EPA issued a draft memorandum outlining its revised regulatory interpretation of when site owners and operators can “begin actual construction” of new major stationary sources or major...
View ArticleFERC Issues Series of Orders Related to COVID-19
As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread, Sidley is helping clients navigate the potential consequences to energy markets and attendant legal risks. The following frequently asked...
View ArticleNHTSA Proposes Updates to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards to Account...
On March 30, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on updates to federal motor vehicle safety standards for vehicles...
View ArticleGroups Petition EPA for Emergency Rulemaking in Response to EPA’s COVID-19...
On April 1, 2020, environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an emergency rulemaking within seven days under the Administrative Procedure Act and the First...
View ArticleEPA Finalizes SAFER Part 2
On March 31, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized Part 2 of their Safe Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles Rule...
View ArticleEPA Leaves COVID-19 Decision-Making for On-Site Cleanup Work to Regional Offices
On April 10, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance to its regional offices regarding how on-site cleanup work may be adjusted during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance...
View ArticleD.C. Circuit Dismissed Challenge to EPA Guidance as Nonfinal Action
On April 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit) dismissed environmentalists’ challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) guidance on...
View ArticleEnergy Enforcement Update
With the market evolving rapidly, we are pleased to provide you with the following enforcement updates: FERC extends deadlines for filing EQRs and Form No. 552 to June 1, 2020. Trading company...
View ArticleNew Jersey Approves Drinking Water Standards for Two PFAS
On March 31, 2020, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection sent its proposed rule setting maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic...
View ArticleEPA Issues Revised Supplemental Finding for Mercury and Air Toxics Standards...
On April 16, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a prepublication final rule (along with a fact sheet and memorandum) revising its supplemental finding for the Mercury and Air...
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